

THE WAG-TAIL 



Under this generic name people often con- 

 found the ordinary wag-tail and the dish- 

 washer. The habits and costume of these two 

 birds are however very different. The 

 plumage of the wag-tail is yellow with an 

 olive brown tint; it dwells in prairies 

 where cattle comes to graze, or it flutters 

 about in the fields following the labourers; the 

 dish-washer on the contrary is clothed in black 

 and white and prefers to frequent shallow rivulets or the 

 banks of rivers. They have in common certain particular 

 traits of face and gait : both have a fine bill, thin, long 



