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SYLVIADiE. 



FenncB scaptdarice longiores. 

 Unguis posticus pollicem 



brevior, fere rectus. 

 Tarsi elevati. 

 Cauda elongata. 



Scapular^ feathers long. 

 Hinder daw shorter than the 



toe, nearly straight. 

 Tarsi elevated. 

 Tail elongatedo 



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

 Europe. 



Sp. 2. Mo. cinerea. Steph, v. x. ^9.550. — Europe. 

 Sp. 3. Mo. variegata. 



Mo. niger, corpora subtuSj superciliisjjascid longitiidinali 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. In size and shape allied to M. 

 alba : general colour black : 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-Jiiger, infra fiam-alba ; fronie utrinque gida tna- 

 culdqne pone oculos albidis } rectricibus exterioribus albis; 

 Cauda cuneata. 



Slaty-black Wagtail, beneath yellowish-white ; with the foi'ehead 

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

 outer tail-feathers white ; tail wedged. 



Southern Wagtail. L,ath. Gen, Hist.-v. p. 322.pl. civ*. 



Inhabits New Holland. Length nearly seven 

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



