24 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



secondaries, which are edged with the same colour. The 

 face and line running down the side of neck are also white, 

 as are the lower breast, belly, and outer tail feathers. 

 The bill, legs, and feet are dark slate ^vey. Length, 7 

 inches ; tail, 3i. 



White Wagtail. — Notwithstanding its name, this bird 

 is by no means an albino, but rejoices in a variety of 

 colours. The bill is black ; the top of the head, face, belly, 

 under tail coverts, and outer tail feathers are white ; the 

 back of the head, nape, chin, and throat black, faintly 

 edged as to each feather Nvith gre}^ ; central tail feathers 

 dark blackish brown ; the back is lavender gre}', shaded 

 with a darker hue ; tlie wings are dark brown ; the greater 

 and lesser wing coverts and secondaries are edged broadly 

 with yellowish brown ; the breast grej'ish white ; the bill 

 and legs and feet dark slate colour. Same size as the last. 



Grev Wagtail. — This species is handsomer even than 

 the last ; its upper surface is dark lavender colour, except 

 the rump and upper tail coverts, which are greyish yellow, 

 and the tail, which is black ; over the eye is a narrow white 

 line, and the black throat is separated from the grey cheek 

 by another narrow band of white ; the wings are brown, 

 edged -with j'ellow on the secondaries only ; the outer tail 

 feathers are white, and the remaining parts bright j'ellow : 

 the legs, feet, and bill are greyish brown. It is the same 

 size as the two preceding species. 



The Yellow, or R.w's Wagtah. might be taken for an 

 undersized specimen of the former, than which it is altogether 

 lighter in colour, the back having a yellowish green tinge, 

 and the wings and tail being: browner, while there is no 

 black on the throat, and the 3'ellow surface is much more 

 extensive. Length, G| inches ; tail not quite 3. 



Tree Pipit. — Upper surface brown ; darker on head and 

 neck than on wings, where the coverts have dark centres 



