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SYLVIADJ2. 



Pcnnce scapular'u? longiores. 

 Unguis posticus pollicem 



brevior, fere rectus. 

 Tarsi elevati. 



Cauda elongata. 



Scapula ryfeath crs long. 

 Hinder claw shorter than the 



toe, nearly straight. 

 Tarsi elevated. 

 Tail elongated. 



Sp. 1. Mo. alba. Steph, v. x. p. 545. — Britain and other parts of 



Europe. 

 Sp. 2. Mo. cinerea. Steph. v. x. p. 550. — Europe. 

 Sp. 3. Mo. variegata. 

 Mo. niger, corporc subtus, super ciliis,fascid longitudinali alarum 



rectricibusque exterioribus albis. 

 Black Wagtail, with the body beneath, eyebrows, a longitudinal 



fascia on the wings, and the outer tail-feathers white. 

 Pied Wagtail. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. vi. p. 320.pl. civ. 



Inhabits India. 



alba : general colour black 



In size and shape allied to M. 

 from the forehead a broad 

 streak of white passes over the eye to the nape on 

 each side : beneath from the breast white : a broad 

 band of white passes longitudinally through the middle 

 of the wings: the two middle tail-feathers black, the 

 others white : tail rounded at the end : beak and legs 

 dusky. 



Sp. 4. Mo. australis. 



Mo. ardosiaco-niger, hifraflavo-alba ; front e utrinque gala ma* 



ciddque pone oculos albidis ; rectricibus exterioribus tdbis ; 



cauda cuneata. 

 Slaty-black Wagtail, beneath yellowish-white; with the forehead 



on each side, the throat, and spot behind the eyes whitish ; the 



outer tail-feathers white ; tail wedged. 

 Southern Wagtail. Lath. Gen. Hist. v. vi. p. 322. ;;/. civ*. 



Inhabits New Holland. Length nearly seven 

 inches : beak black : hides hazel : head, neck, and 



