. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . (0COO rrO. J <I-o<ccO YELLOW-BREASTED BIRDS. 115 always to be seen, are distinguished by a walkingor quickly running gait, a sudden tacking to rightand left, an almost incessant up-and-down waggingof its tail while pausing, and quick springs into theair to take a passing insect on the wing. The tailis almost as long as the whole body of the bird, andthe dark central feathers and white outer ones arevery conspicuous during flight. With the exceptionof the Gray Wagtail, the Yellow Wagtail is theonly yellow - breasted Brit
. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . (0COO rrO. J <I-o<ccO YELLOW-BREASTED BIRDS. 115 always to be seen, are distinguished by a walkingor quickly running gait, a sudden tacking to rightand left, an almost incessant up-and-down waggingof its tail while pausing, and quick springs into theair to take a passing insect on the wing. The tailis almost as long as the whole body of the bird, andthe dark central feathers and white outer ones arevery conspicuous during flight. With the exceptionof the Gray Wagtail, the Yellow Wagtail is theonly yellow - breasted British breeding bird thatwalks. GRAY WAGTAIL—74 inches; head and hack hlue-gray ;eye-stripe and moustaohial stripe white j throat black jupper tail-coverts and under parts hright yellow; wingsblackish-brown, with lighter edges; tail black, butouter feathers white. PIED WAGTAIL, WHITE WAGTAIL.—These birds,closely resembling the Yellow Wagtail in form, gestures,and habits, are black, white, and gray in plumage, andlack the conspicuous yellow under parts. GREENFINCH.
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