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arrival, to the newly-sown lands, it has obtained 
in many districts the provincial name of Oat-seed 
Bird. It is not so generally diffused as the last 
species, but adheres to particular districts, namely, 
open arable ground and extensive upland sheep 
pastures. Its habits are similar to those of 
the other Wagtails, but it 1s more addicted to 
searching for insects on plants. Its nest is built 
upon the ground, and lined with hair, and the 
egos, four or five in number, are of a pale brown 
hue, sprinkled with dots of a darker tint. 
WAG MATE. 9 Won ania 
Moracitia ALBA, Lin. 
This species is found in summer as far north as 
the Arctic regions, and in Sweden and Norway. 
It is only a summer visitor to Britam, while many 
of the better known Pied Wagtails remain with 
us all the year. ‘The permanent pearl grey, or 
light ash grey, of its back, appears to be its 
most obvious distinction. Its habits are similar 
to those of its congeners. Its food consists of 
insects and their larve. The nest is placed among 
grass In meadows, or in a fissure of decayed build- 
ings or rocks, &c., where five or six eggs, of a 
bluish white colour, spotted with black, are de- 
posited. 
