TION. 



490 WHITE WAGTAIL. Class II4 



and autumn it is a constant attendant of the 

 plough, for the sake of the worms thrown up 

 by that instrument. 

 Descrip- The head, back, and upper and lower side 

 of the neck as far as the breast are black ; in 

 some the chin is white, and the throat marked 

 with a black crescent ; the breast, and belly are 

 Avhite ; the quil feathers are dusky ; the coverts 

 black tipt and edged with white ; the tail is 

 very long, and always in motion ; the exterior 

 feather on each side is white, the lower part of 

 the inner web excepted, which is dusky ; the 

 other feathers are black ; the bill, inside of the 

 mouth, and the legs, are black ; the back claw 

 very long. 



It visits Italy in Aprils and departs in Sep- 

 Umber. 



