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3. FLAVA. YELLOW WAG-TAIL. 



M, pectore abdomineque jftavis, reclricibus duabus 

 lateralibus dimidiato oblique albis. Shaw. 



The bill is black ; irides hazel ; the upper parts 

 are olive-green ; the under parts are bright yellow ; 

 a yellow line passes over each eye ; the tail is black, 

 the outer feathers white ; the legs are black. 



The female is of a less bright colour. 



The yellow wag-tail appears in spring, and mi- 

 grates in September. 



It forms its nest of dry sticks, and lines it with 

 hair. 



The female lays 4 or 5 pale brown eggs, with dusky 

 spots. 



GENUS XXVI. 

 VITIFLORA. 



Beak higher than broad, straight, between the 

 nostrils angulated, and bent down towards the tip ; 

 nostrils suboval and depressed ; feet with 3 toes be- 

 fore, and one behind ; the outer toe connected with 

 the middle one at the base. 



