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WAGTAILS 67 



his "Ornithological Rambles in Sussex," 1855, 

 pp. 81-82. 



WHITE WAGTAIL. Motacilla alba, Linnseus. PL 10, 

 figs. 7, 8, 8a. Length, 7*3 in. ; wing, 3"5 in.; tarsus, 

 0-9 in. 



A summer migrant, but by no means so common 

 nor so widely distributed as the Pied Wagtail. It 

 may be distinguished from the latter by its well- 

 defined black hood, and by the white on the cheeks 

 separating the black of the head from that on the 

 throat and breast, there being no black before the 

 shoulders. It should be observed, however, that 

 the plumage of the Pied Wagtail in winter is not 

 unlike that of the W^hite Wagtail ; for at that season 

 the black of the head and nape does not extend to 

 the back, which is then nearly uniform ash-grey. 



In Ireland the White Wagtail is regarded as 

 a rare summer visitor. It has been obtained by 

 Mr, R. Warren near Ballina, Co. Mayo, and ob- 

 served on the island of Bartragh, Killala Bay, at 

 the end of April and beginning of May. It has 

 also been met with near Wexford {Zool., 1866, 

 p. 95), and on the river Lee, Co. Cork, on April 20, 

 1899 (Zool, 1899, p. 418). 



GREY WAGTAIL. Motacilla sulphurea, Bechstein. 

 PL 10, figs. 11, 12. Length, 7-5 in.; wing, 3-5 in. 



A local resident, breeding regularly in Scotland, 

 Ireland, the north of England, and Whales, but 

 generally observed as a winter visitant in the south 



