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PASSERINES. 



snapping note, while endeavouring to lead the intruder off in 

 pursuit of themselves." 



The WAGTAILS (Motadlla, Cuvier) are remarkable for their slender, 



Fig. 252. The Stone Chat (Saxicola rubicola, Temm.). 



elegant form ; the neck of moderate length ; the head ovate, small, 

 and narrow ; plumage soft and blended ; the wings long, broad, 



Fig. 253. Tne Pied Wagtail (Motadlla ^arrelli, Gould.) 



and pointed ; tail long, straight, slender, consisting of twelve 

 weak, narrow feathers. The Wagtails are intimately allied to the 



