Wheatear

This member of a widely distributed genus (containing about thirty species) wanders so rarely into the tundras of Alaska from Siberia that little is known of its habits. The derivation of its Latin name — "I inhabit a rock" — is appropriate for it is a bird of the open places. In the Old World it sings on the wing during the nuptial season, like the Skylark, altho its vocal efforts are far less varied or sustained than that minstrel's.