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MOTACILLIDiE. 
between Bolton and Blackburn, and though there is a 
large lake of water in the neighbourhood in which I 
have frequently fished, I never saw one of these birds 
by its edge, but frequently the pied.” 
Mr. Carter’s nest is ill constructed, composed of a large 
quantity of very coarse grass and roots, and lined with 
wool and hair mixed together. A nest from Holland, 
sent me by Mr. A. Newton, is much more symmetrical. 
Outwardly it is composed of the stalks of plants, dry 
grasses, bits of moss, and a large quantity of fine roots, 
followed inwardly by wool, and then thickly lined with 
hair; the central cavity is large. 
