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40.— BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL. Motacilla flam flava L. 



Passing migrant in April and May, in small numbers. 



Besides the two recorded in the V. Fauna N. Wales : — In 

 Brllish Birds, IV., 183, Mr. T. A. Coward records a female 

 at Llandudno, 15-18th May, 1910. In the same Journal, VL, 

 16, Ml". R. W. Jones reports the occurrence of an adult female, 

 adult male, and two immature birds at Llandudno in May, 

 1912, Again in 1913 one was seen there on April 25th, and a 

 pair on the 27th. He tells me, too, that he saw a female with 

 eight Ray's Wagtails, 1st May, 1914. 



41. —YELLOW, OR RAY'S WAGTAIL. Motacilla flava rayi 



(Bp.). 



Summer migrant, distributed irregularly throughout all counties but very 

 rare in Anglesey : in the west chiefly a passing migrant in April. 



The following additional records are given here as being unusual 

 in rega.rd to date or locality. In Anglesey I saw a female near 

 Beaumaris 14th May, 1910, and Messrs. King and Owen noted 

 a pair at the same place and date : Mr. S. G. Cummings noted 

 a few birds of the year near Newborough, 27th August, 1912. 

 In Carnarvonshire he also saw several on Dinas Morfa in August, 

 1914. In Merioneth, too, he saw at Barmouth one on 27th 

 August and several 15th September, 1912 ; whilst Mr. H. G. 

 Attlee noted four to two at Mochras on 19th August, 1911, and 

 following days. It occurs at Bardsey on the autumn migration ; 

 Dr. N. F. Ticehurst reports eleven — mostly single birds — 

 between 4th and 20th September, 1913. 



42.— TREE-PIPIT. Anthus trivialis trivialis (L.). 



Summer migrant ; common in all wooded districts, and occurs in smaller 

 numbers on bare hillsides up to 1,500 feet ; rare in Anglesey. 



43.— MEADOW-PIPIT. Anthus pratensis (L.). 

 Partial migrant, common everywhere, especially on moors and hillsides. 



43a.— RICHARD'S PIPIT. Anthus richardi richardi Vieill. 

 Obtained once only at St. Asaph, 



44.— WATER OR ALPINE PIPIT. Anthus spimletta 

 spinoletta (L.). 



Three obtained on the Glaslyn Estuary, Carnarvonshire. 



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