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This bird is at first sight not unlike the last in general 

 appearance, and is quite as common. It also has a pre- 

 ference for willows and such plants as grow near water, but 

 is much more frequently observed at a distance from water 

 than is the Willow Warbler. 



Its nest is placed on the ground among moss, bracken, 

 and other suitable plants. I know of no instance of the 

 nest of this bird being built at any distance from the 

 ground. , 



Motacilla rayi. 



Ray's Wagtail. 



LOCAL NAME. 



Yelloiv Wagtail. 



A few pairs of these birds visit us every summer, but I 

 cannot believe it to be, as has been asserted, a common 

 bird. 



Mr. Smith mentions a pair which for several summers 

 visited the first field on the way to Savernake Forest from 

 the College. 



There is not a single record of this bird breeding with 



us, and but one of its first arrival. 

 Seen April 24th, 18G9. 



