Pied Wagtails. 
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PIED WAGTAILS. 
There are two common species of Wagtails, the Grey 
kind and the Pied Wagtail. The Grey Wagtail is retir- 
ing in its habits, and much, slower in its motions; its 
breast is yellow, and its wings grayish, but the Pied 
Wagtail, which is a very lively little bird, and seems 
always in a bustle, is black, softening into ash-colour 
and white ; it is also bold, and will take the food thrown 
to it with as much confidence as a robin redbreast. 
The Yellow Shepherdess (Budytes flava) is another 
species of Wagtail. The male is olive-green on the 
back, and yellow on the lower part of the body, but the 
