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some of my readers as Motacilla Yarrellii, but, 

 according to the rules of nomenclature before 

 alluded to, Motacilla luguhris of Temminck seems to 

 have superseded the probably better-known name 

 of Motacilla Yarrellii. 



For some reason or other the Pied Wagtail has 

 grown much more scarce in Guernsey than it used 

 to be ; at one time it was common even about the 

 town, running about by the gutters in the street, 

 and several were generally to be seen on the lawn 

 at Candie. But this last summer — that of 1878 — 

 I did not see one about Candie, or indeed anywhere 

 else, except one pair which were breeding near the 

 Vale Church ; and when there in November, 1875, 

 I only saw one, and that was near Vazon Bay. Mr. 

 MacCulloch has also noticed this growing scarcity 

 of the Pied Wagtail, as he writes to me — " Of late 

 years, for some reason or other. Wagtails of all 

 sorts have become rare." In the summer of 

 1866, however, I found the Pied Wagtail tolerably 

 common. 



It is included in Professor Ansted's list, and 

 marked as occurring in Guernsey and Sark. 



52. White Wagtail. Motacilla alba, Linnaeus. 

 French, " Lavendiere," "Hoche-queue grise," 

 " Bergeronette grise." — The White Wagtail is still 

 scarcer than the Pied, but I saw one pair evidently 

 breeding between L'ancresse Pioad and Grand 



