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worm, and then make a fresh dart forward, or run 

 with twinkling feet for a considerable distance. Ever 

 and anon they ily up in the air after their prey, but 

 this habit is more evident when they flit from stone to 



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Pied Wagtail 



stone along a stream. Our Pipits have shorter tails 

 than our Wagtails, and all are characterized by more 

 or less white lateral tail-feathers. The Pied Wagtail, 

 Water Wagtail, or Dishwasher {Motacilla luguhris) is 

 our resident black and white species — resident, that is 



