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of England. It has, however, been found nesting 

 in Bucks, Sussex, Dorset, Gloucester, Devon, and 

 Cornwall. It is gregarious at roosting-time (Zool., 

 1878, p. 390). 



The late Lord Lilford observed that this bird, 

 although living chiefly on insects, is in the habit of 

 catching small fish on gravelly shallows {ZooL, 1896, 

 p. 47). It feeds also on small fresh-water mollusca. 



GREY-HEADED WAGTAIL. Motacilla fiava, Unn-jQus. 

 PL 10, figs. 9, 10, 10a. Length, 6-25 in.; wing, 

 3-25 in. ; tarsus, 0"85 in. 



An occasional summer visitant. Has been found 

 nesting in Northumberland (ZooL, 1870, p. 2343, 

 and 1876, p. 4834). It is rare in Scotland (Ann. 

 Scot. Nat. Hist., 1898) and unknown in Ireland. 



YELLOW WAGTAIL. Motacilla Raii (Bonaparte). 

 "^^^ Length, 6*25 in. ; wing, 3-25 in. ; tarsus, 0"85 in. 



A summer migrant, arriving in April and de- 

 parting in September. A common bird during the 

 summer months in the Thames Valley, where num- 

 bers may be seen running about amongst the cattle 

 in the meadows by the river-side. In Ireland it 

 breeds regularly about Lough Neagh, and occurs 

 every year in the vicinity of Dublin, where the nest 

 has been found (A. G. More). 



Under the generic name Budytes Cuvier proposed 

 a separation of the Yellow Wagtails from the Pied 

 Wagtails, on account not only of their prevailing 

 yellow colour, but also their possession of a much 



