The Blue-headed Wagtail 



THIS is a rare British bird, found breeding 

 occasionally in Kent and Sussex. It 

 is similar in size, shape and general appear- 

 ance to our familiar friend, the Yellow Wag- 

 tail, but there is one feature by which the 

 males of one species can always be dis- 

 tinguished from those of the other. The 

 head of the Yellow Wagtail is of a very pale 

 olive colour, with a streak of bright yellow 

 over the eye, or the head may be yellow all 

 over, whereas that of the bird under notice 

 is bluish grey, and the streak over the eye is 

 white. 



The call notes of this bird are almost 

 exactly like those of the Yellow Wagtail, 

 and can be heard at a considerable distance. 



If you set out to find a nest you will 

 discover, as the writer has done on the Con- 

 tinent, that it is exceedingly well hidden 

 under an overhanging tuft of grass, in a 



hole under a large stone, or amongst the 



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