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BIRDS. 



contained four eggs, three of Avliicli were broken. E(j(js, 

 4 or 5, I incli ; dirty Avhite, Avitli faint grey spots. 



The AVhite Wagtail, a rare visitor from Northern 



*"WTiite Europe, is scarce in Scotland, still more so 



"Wagtail, jj^ Ireland. But for the white shoulders of 



the present species, it might easily be confused with the 



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last. It has bred in several counties near the Thames. 

 The tyi^ical nest and eggs closely resemble those of the 

 last. 



The Grey Wagtail is essentially the wagtail of Devon 

 and Cornwall, and, though it has bred in almost every 

 Grey county in these islands, its occurrences in the 



"Wagtail. «outh-east are comparatively rare, as also in 

 many parts of Scotland and Ireland. Its habits and food 

 are those of the rest, save that it is more often seen seeking 

 its insect food in trees. It is recognised by the white lines 

 round the eyes, by the pale shade of the legs and feet, 

 which in other wagtails are black, by the pale blue of the 

 back, black throat, and yellow breast. The nest, built in 



