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MOTACILLID.E. 



From the carpal joint to the end of tlie quill-feathers three 

 inches : the first three primaries nearly equal in length, and 

 the longest in the wing. 



In winter the chin and throat are bufFy white, without 

 any appearance of black ; the breast and belly greyish white, 

 tinged with yellow. 



The colours of the female are at all seasons paler than 

 those of the male ; and the young bird of the year is like the 

 adult bird in winter. 



The vignette below represents on the left hand the foot 

 and breast-bone of our Pied Wagtail, and on the right hand 

 the foot of Ray's Wagtail. 



