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bers. One killed near Shaftesbury in 1785 is men- 

 tioned by Pulteney ; another was shot at Bexington 

 (Rev. R. B. Roe) ; a third, shot at Abbotsbury in 

 January 1850, is preserved in the County Museum 

 collection ; a fourth frequented the garden of Little 

 Bridy Rectory during the winter of 1855 (Rev. A. E. 

 Eaton) ; a fifth was shot in a hedgerow adjoining 

 the Weymouth Cemetery on December 10, 1858; 

 another which was seen at the same time escaped. 



FAM. MOTACILLID^E. 



PIED WAGTAIL. Motacilla higubris, Temm. 



Tarrell, i. p. 538; Dresser, iii. p. 239; Ibis List, p. 30; Mota- 

 cilla yarrelli, Harting, p. 23; Seebohm, ii. p. 194; Mota- 

 cilla alba, Pulteney's List, p. 8. 



The Pied Wagtail is to a certain extent a resident, 

 although in the autumn large numbers are seen on 

 the coast which are probably migrating southwards 

 for the winter. The return journey in spring has 

 been noticed by other observers on the coast of 

 Sussex. 



WHITE WAGTAIL. Motacilla alba, L. 



Yarrell, i. p. 548 ; Harting, p. 23 ; Dresser, iii. p. 233 ; See- 

 bohm, ii. p. 199 ; Ibis List, p. 29. 



The White Wagtail is an annual summer visitant. 

 It was first noticed as a British bird in 1841, although 

 abundant on the other side of the Channel. Mr. 

 Gould received one from Poole in March 1861, and 

 several were shot in Kimmeridge Bay in May 1877. 



