THE WAG 2 AIL. 



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He is never so happy as when he can get to the side of a brook or 

 stream. He will wade about in a shallow place, looking for insects and 

 worms, and holding up his handsome tail to keep it from the wet. Sometimes 





THE WHITE WAGTAIL. 



he perches on a stone, and stands jerking and twittering, or he ventures quite 

 into the water as far as it will be safe, to see what he can find. His footsteps 

 are so light they leave no impression on the mud, and he runs over it without 

 sinking in. He and his family are great friends to the cattle when they stand 



