THE 



WHITE WAGTAIL. 



Generic Character, 



Bill fubulate. 

 Noftrils nearly oval. 



Tongue jagged or lacerated towards the tip. 



Specific Character, &c, 



BLACK and WHITE WAGTAIL, with the 

 two exterior tail-feathers white on the outfide. 

 The WHITE WAGTAIL. 



Penn. Brit. Zoo I. i, p. 305. 

 The WHITE WATER-WAGTAIL. 



Ray. fyn. 75. 

 Will. orn. p. 237. 



LA LAVANDIERE. 



Buff. oif. 2^1, 



This bird, the conftant frequenter of villages, 

 and one of the earlieft harbingers of fpring, is re- 

 markable for the peculiar neatnefs of its appearance. 

 Jt is generally feen near the margins of watery 

 places, and feeds almoft entirely on infeds. 



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