. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE GREY WAGTAIL. 167 the most elegant and graceful of British, birds, and in delicacy of colouring is surpassed by few. Its habits are much the same as those of the Pied Wagtail, but it is even lighter and more active in its movements. It is less frequently observed away from water than that species, and though, like it, not altogether a permanent resident in England, it visits us at the opposite season, coming in autumn, and retiring northwards in spring. It does not. THE GREY WAGTAIL. appear, however, to go so far north as Inverness-s
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE GREY WAGTAIL. 167 the most elegant and graceful of British, birds, and in delicacy of colouring is surpassed by few. Its habits are much the same as those of the Pied Wagtail, but it is even lighter and more active in its movements. It is less frequently observed away from water than that species, and though, like it, not altogether a permanent resident in England, it visits us at the opposite season, coming in autumn, and retiring northwards in spring. It does not. THE GREY WAGTAIL. appear, however, to go so far north as Inverness-shire, but is occasionally seen about Edinburgh in winter; and, on the other hand, it is yearly met with in the southern counties of England during summer, as on the streams which flow from Dartmoor. This partial migration seems to be characteristic of the family, and is difficult to account for. Why out of a certain number of birds of the same species, some should annually travel southwards, to supply. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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