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centre of some bush which must be cut away before 
the nest can be secured. The eggs are white, 7 lines 
in length by 5 lines in breadth. 
35.—P. palustris.— Marsh Tit. 
This bird builds in holes, more frequently in decayed wil- 
lows, in marshy places. Eggs resemble those of the 
eole tit. 
MOTACILLIDAE. MOTACILLA. 
36.—Motacilla Yarrelli.—Pied Wagiail. 
Eggs not unlike some varieties of the house sparrow, 9 lines 
by 7 lines, white speckled with ash colour. 
37.—M. flava.—Ray’s or Yellow Wagtail. 
These eggs cannot be distinguished if accidentally mixed 
with those of the sedge warbler. They are yellowish 
white, mottled with brown of various shades, 83 
lines by 7 lines. 
ANTHIDAE. ANTHUS. 
38.— Anthus arboreus.— Tree Pipit. 
The eggs are exceedingly varied in colour, so much so that 
no casual observer would believe them to be the pro- 
duce of the same bird. They are 10 lines by 8 lines, 
and in colour run through various shades of grey, 
green, brown, and red in their markings, on a paler 
ground. 
39.—A. pratensis.— Meadow Pipit. 
These eggs are as similar, as those of its congener, the tree 
pipit, are dissimilar, being ofa greyish brown, mottled 
with darker, the markings forming a ring round the 
large end. _ The length 9 lines by 7 lines. 
40.—A. aquaticus.— Rock Pipit. 
Eggs 4 or 5in number, of a greyish white, mottled with 
ash brown, 93 lines by 73 lines. Breeds on the coast. 
