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THE BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE, 
47. Motacilla flava. Blue-headed Yellow-Wagtail. 
An occasional summer visitor. 
It has only been recorded from the New Forest district 
in 1876 and 1883 (Hart); but is probably overlooked in 
other parts of the county. 
48. Motacilla rait. Yellow Wagtail. 
Barley-Bird. Yellow Molly. 
A summer visitor. 
This species is local in its distribution, but is specially 
plentiful in the larger river valleys, where there are large 
extents of water-meadows or marsh-land. 
It usually appears in April and remains until September, 
but there is a specimen in the Alton Museum from that 
district dated March, 1901, which is a remarkably early 
date. 
Wise says that it is known in the New Forest as 
the " barley bird," as it appears about the time the barley 
is sown ; and it is still known by that name. White 
did not discriminate between this bird and the grey 
wagtail. I 
Mr. Willett has one in his collection procured at 
Sr. Catherine's Lighthouse on September 24th, 1892. 
' Letter xiii. to Pennant. Selborne. January 22nd, 1768. 
