GREY WAGTAIL. 



MOTACILLA SULPHUREA, Bechst. 



Motacilla Melanope, Pall. Reise Russ. Reichs, iii. p. 696 



(1776) ; Dresser, iii. p. 251. 

 Motacilla sulpburea, Bechst. Gemeinn. Naturg.Vog. Deutschl. 



ii. p. 459 (1807) ; Naum. iii. p. 824 ; Yarr. ed. 4, i. 



p. 552. 



Motacilla boarula, Macg. ii. p. 235 ; Heivitson, i. p. 167. 



Bergeronnette jaune, French ; Graue Bachstelze, German ; 

 Agua nieves amarilla, Pepita, Spanish. 



This species, for which " Long-tailed " would be a 

 much more appropriate designation than that by which 

 it is commonly known, breeds in many parts of England 

 and Scotland, and during the summer is generally to be 

 found in hilly districts, frequenting the banks of clear 

 and rapid streams. In the autumn and winter this bird 

 may be met with in most parts of the country, chiefly 

 haunting the vicinity of water. 



In Ireland, according to Thompson, it is extensively, 

 though not universally, distributed. 



