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AVES. 
white, two middle feathers black; legs and feet black. Four 
inches and a half long. Inhabits Europe. 
Genus 33. —ACCENTOR.— Bechstein. 
Generic Character. —Bill strong, straight, of medium length, 
acuminated, edges of the mandibles sharp and inflected, the up¬ 
per one emarginated; nostrils basal, bare, pierced in a large 
membrane; legs strong ; the exterior toe attached at its base to 
the middle one ; first quills very short, second shorter than the 
third, which is longer than the others. 
Accentor modularis. — The Hedge Accentor. 
Plate XLVI. fig. 5. 
Back and wing-coverts yellowish-brown, the centre of each 
feather being liver-brown; middle wing-coverts tipped with 
white on their outer webs; rump and hypochondria yellowish- 
brown ; abdomen grayish-white; lower tail-coverts brown, bor¬ 
dered with white ; legs and feet strong, yellowish-brown. Five 
inches long. Inhabits Europe. 
Genus 34.—MOTACILLA.— Latham. 
Generic Character. —Bill slender, straight, subulated, slightly 
carinated, emarginated, its base resting upon the forehead ; 
edges of both mandibles inflected near the middle ; forehead de¬ 
pressed ; nostrils basal, lateral, oval, and partly concealed by a 
naked membrane; tarsus considerably longer than the middle 
toe, external toe united at its base, hallux strong and long in 
some species; first quills very short, the second the longest in 
the wing ; one of the greater coverts as long as the wing; tail 
long, and square at its point. 
Motacilla alba. —The Pied Wagtail. 
Plate XLVI. fig. 6. 
Forehead, cheeks, sides of the neck, belly, and crissum, 
white ; crown, nape, throat, breast, upper parts of the body, and 
middle tail feathers, black; lesser wing-coverts black, the 
greater ones bordered with grayish-white; the two outer tail 
feathers white. Seven inches long. Inhabits Europe. 
