Pied Wagtails. 



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PIED WAGTAILS. 



THERE are two common species of Wagtails, the Grey 

 kind and the Pied Wagtail. The Grey Wagtail is retir- 

 ing in its habits, and much slower in its motions ; its 

 breast is yellow, and its wings grayish, but the Pied 

 Wagtail, which is a very lively little bird, and seems 

 always in a bustle, is black, softening into ash-colour 

 and white ; it is also bold, and will take the food thrown 

 to it with as much confidence as a robin redbreast. 



The Yellow Shepherdess (Budytes flava) is another 

 species of Wagtail. The male is olive-green on the 

 back, and yellow on the lower part of the body, but the 



