WAGTAILS. 23 



Fam. AMPELIDiE. 



WAXWING. Ampelis garrulus, Linnaeus. 



An irregular winter visitant, occasionally appearing 

 in large flocks. 



Fam. MOTACILLID^. 



PIED WAGTAIL. Motacilla yarrelli, Gould. 

 Resident; migrating southwards in autumn. 



"WHITE WAGTAIL. Motacilla alba, Linnaeus. 

 A summer migrant, but by no means common. 



GEET WAGTAIL. Motacilla hoarula, Latham. 



A local resident, breeding regularly in Scotland and 

 the north of England, but generally observed as a 

 winter visitant in the south of England. It has, how- 

 ever, been found nesting in the counties of Bucks, 

 Sussex, Dorset, Gloucester, Devon, and Cornwall. 



GEET-HEADED WAGTAIL. Motacilla flava, Linnaeus. 



An occasional summer visitant. Instances of its 

 nesting in Northumberland will be found recorded in 

 the ' Zoologist,' 1870, p. 2343. It is rare in Scotland, 

 and unknown in Ireland. 



EAT'S WAGTAIL. Motacilla rayi, Bonaparte. 



A summer migrant, arriving in April and departing 

 in September. 



