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(589) MoractLLA MADERASPATANA, Pied Wagtail, is somewhat 
rare on these hills and never seem to visit Darjeeling. I have occa- 
sionally seen them in Rungeet Valley and on sandy river beds. 
It is about 8% inches in size, and resembles a little in colour general- 
ly Enicurus Scouleri, in habits not a little, consequently it is mistaken 
sometimes for the short-tailed Fork-tail. Bill and legs are black ; 
irides dark brown ; colour of plumage differs ; it has a white super- 
cilium instead of a frontal white band ; greater portion of the outer- 
tail feathers are white, also edges of upper tail-coverts, beneath, 
white, from the breast. This Wagtail is well distributed through- 
out the plains. 
(590) MoraciLLa LUZONIENSIS, White-faced Wagtail, this species 
will give but little trouble in distinguishing. It is frequently seen 
on our roads, a little way out of the station, usually on a bright day 
after a shower of rain, spring in preference. In size it is 8 inches 
in colour, not unlike IZ. Alba of Europe; above plumage is deep 
back ; nape of the neck and occiput black, also lower back and a 
large patch on the breast ; tail feathers and lower parts of the body 
are white ; front and sides of the head and neck are broadly marked 
with white ; it has a large wing patch, common to Motacilline 
These colours are taken from a /uzoniensis in its rich, spring plu- 
mage which shows birds in their best and gayest attire. Deep black 
of this species, changes in winter to ashy grey. This bird is found 
in most places in the plains, where it arrives towards the close of the 
rainy season and remains during the cold weather. 
(6) WOOD-WAGTAILS. 
GENUS CALOBATES are more slender in form ; bill thinner than 
last groups; tertials not so elongated; tarsus shorter, hind toe 
short, claw longish. 
(592) CALOBATES SULPHUREA, Grey and Yellow MWagtail, is per- 
haps the commonest and best known species of Motacillinee, seen 
in Darjeeling, usually in our Jhoras, sporting among rocks and 
stones, in the bed or sides of the streams. When disturbed they 
fly off in a good strong dipping manner as it were, uttering loud 
chirrups at each ascent of the bird in their undulating flight. The 
song and chirrup of species belonging to this sub-family differ but 
slightly from each other, and is not a little typical to each group, 
being cheerful in sound and musical in most of the species. The 
song apart from the chirrup, is indulged in chiefly in spring, and 
when they are at rest, looking happy and contented, as though 
they had laid aside for a brief space, the more strenuous labours 
of the day. In size, sulphurea is 75 inches; its sulphur yellow 
