WHITE WAGTAIL. 169 



lesser wing coverts are grey; the primaries and secondaries 

 tinged with brown. The tail is tino-ed with brown. 



The young are at first covered with black down; the bill 

 reddish brown, its corners 3'ellow; the legs reddish brown; 

 afterwards a greyish bro\^^l or grey crescent spreads on the 

 throat, the back is light brownish gre}^, the wings brownish 

 black, the tail the same. 



Varieties have been met with, either totally or partialh^ 

 white. 



