IJX. 

 MOTACILLA ALBA, (linn.) 



Pied Wagtail, Watkr Wagtail 



The Pied Wagtail builds its nest in the holes of walls, 

 bridges, and in the broken banks of rivers, upon the ground ; 

 it is composed of roots and grasses, lined with finer roots and 

 hair ; its eggs are from four to five in number, sometimes of 

 the contour of the one figured in the Plate, frequently much 

 more rounded, and resembling in shape those of the other 

 species ; they are, also, occasionally more strongly marked, 

 often with spots of a deep brown. 



MOTACILLA BOARULA. (linn.) 

 Grey Wagtail. 



The nest and situation in which it is placed, so nearly resem- 

 ble those of the Pied Wagtail, that a separate description is 

 unnecessary ; it is, perhaps, more compact and more frequently 

 placed upon the ground. This Wagtail is much the rarest 

 species of the three. I possess eggs from Mr. Heysham, of 

 Carlisle, and also (together with a nest beautifully lined with 

 white hair) from Mr. Leyland, of Halifax, where, he informs 

 me he meets with them every year ; the eggs are, in number, 

 four or five. — Fig. 2. 



