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white. There is a broad white bar in the wing. 

 The outer tail feathers are white. 



The only bird with which this wagtail can 

 possibly be confounded is the cock magpie- 

 robin, or Dhayal (68) (q.v.), but the two are 

 easily distinguishable by — 



(i) The magpie-robin lacks the white eye- 

 brows. 



(2) The magpie-robin carries his tail erect ; 

 the wagtail never erects its tail. 



Not found in Eastern Bengal, Assam, or 

 Burma. A permanent resident. Nests in a 

 hole in an old boat, a roof, a bridge, etc. The 

 eggs are greenish white, blotched with brown. 



This wagtail is a fine songster, and may 

 sometimes be seen sitting on a telegraph wire 

 pouring forth its melody. (Illus. B. D., p. 14.) 



93. Motacilla melanofe : The Grey Wag- 

 tail. (F.832), (J. S92)>(-n.) 



This bird is misnamed. It has a large amount 

 of yellow in its plumage. For this reason 

 Jerdon calls it the grey and yellow wagtail. 



The upper parts are bluish grey, marked 

 with yellowish green on the lower back. 

 Throat white, lower plumage bright yellow, 

 wings brown, middle tail feathers black, outer 

 ones white. 



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