. A history of British birds . 552 PASSERES. MOTACILLIDJi. -^rp7r-_. ^^m^^^ MoTACiLLA suLPHUREA, Bechstein*.THE GREY WAGTAIL. Motacilla hoarula\. The habits of this bird are in some respects similar tothose of the two preceding; but, as a rule, it has verydifferent haunts, and, except during autumn and winter, isseldom found in such places as are frequented by the PiedWagtail, affecting in spring and summer more secludedspots and especially the neighbourhood of clear, rocky orgravelly Avatercourses. Its partiality for localities of thiskind renders its distribution throughout the
. A history of British birds . 552 PASSERES. MOTACILLIDJi. -^rp7r-_. ^^m^^^ MoTACiLLA suLPHUREA, Bechstein*.THE GREY WAGTAIL. Motacilla hoarula\. The habits of this bird are in some respects similar tothose of the two preceding; but, as a rule, it has verydifferent haunts, and, except during autumn and winter, isseldom found in such places as are frequented by the PiedWagtail, affecting in spring and summer more secludedspots and especially the neighbourhood of clear, rocky orgravelly Avatercourses. Its partiality for localities of thiskind renders its distribution throughout the kingdom, aswill presently be more fully set forth, not unlike that of theDipper, and on the whole it may be said to be only anautumnal or winter-visitor to the eastern and most of thesouthern counties of England, not habitually breeding inthe former and only in the more westerly of the latter. Itis nowhere a very abundant species and is far more shy and * Gemeinnutzige Naturgescbichte Deutschlands. Ed. 2, iii. p.,.459 (1807).t Not MoLacillu boaru/a, Scopoli (1769). GREY WAGTAI
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