62 Mr. C. A . Wright's List of the Birds 



Since then I have seen and shot many individuals. This has 

 generally been in April, but I have also observed it in autumn. 

 Arrives in small flocks. It is interesting to notice the grada- 

 tion in depth of colour of the throat that a series of these birds 

 presents, sliding into the plumage of A. pratensis. 



87. Anthus arboreus. (Tree Pipit.) 

 Tis, Maltese. 



Very common ; arrives in small flocks in spring and autumn, 

 which soon get dispersed over the country. It departs in May, 

 to return in September and October, a few passing the whole 

 or part of the winter with us. 



88. Anthus spinoletta (Linn.). (Water Pipit.) 



I have only seen one specimen, which I shot by the sea-side, 

 on Fort Manoel Island, on the 5th November, 18G0. 



89. MoTACiLLA ALBA (Linn.). (White Wagtail.) 

 Zic-zak or Zakak, Maltese. 



Common in autumn, and stays the winter; is seen generally 

 in small flocks, or solitary, by the sides of pools and in newly 

 ploughed fields. Leaves early in spring, and is rarely observed 

 in the breeding-plumage. M. yarrelli of Gould was, I believe, 

 erroneously stated to have been found here. 



90. MoTACiLLA BOARULA. (Grey Wagtail.) 

 Zakak ta del (Zakak of shady places), Maltese. 



Arrives about the middle of September, and is common in 

 October, a few remaining till March. Always solitary or in 

 couples, it is very partial to shady spots by the side of running 

 water and the sea-shore. Breeds here in April. 



91. MoTACiLLA FLAVA, Linn. (Yellow Wagtail.) 

 Kappamosk or Garnell, Maltese. 



Commences arriving in flocks about the middle of March, 

 and is seen again in September, associated in both seasons with 

 Motacilla cinereocapilla, Bp. (Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail), 

 which is not quite so plentiful. Again, in the same flocks with 

 these may be found M. melanocephula , Bp. (Black-headed Yel- 

 low Wagtail), which is the rarest. The Maltese bird-catchers 

 call the last Ohrosk, from a real or fancied grating peculiarity 



