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cattle, but specially fond of water and 
known as the water wagtail and dishwasher. 
Note, ‘ physic, physic,’ or ‘ chizzick, chizzick,’ 
uttered in the air. (3) Grey Wagtail- least 
common of the three species. Perhaps the 
most graceful. Note, as the pied wagtail 
all the wagtails live on insects. The males 
and females are much alike. 
On returning homewards we saw two or 
three pairs of the tufted ducks that frequent 
these parts, swimming about, the males and 
females keeping close to each other. The 
former were very distinct from the latter, 
their pure white sides being very evident as 
they floated, and also when flying overhead, 
while the females (as seen from a distance 
when swimming) appeared of a uniform 
sombre brown and black. We had not been 
fortunate enough to find their nest, but 
they breed here, I would think. They build 
on the ground (like other ducks) and lay 
eight to ten greenish-blue eggs, which are 
surrounded with down when the clutch is 
laid, in’, fact. at 4s: the. wusuals duck sijiueses 
