. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . as thePied Wagtail. Without being exactly of migratory habits,it is of a more wandering disposition than its Pied relation,and travels about in the winter-time in search of food. Ifit be desired to keep it in the house, it must be treatedlike the Pied Wagtail. 2l6 BRITISH BIRDS The top of the head, nape and back are lavender-grey;throat black; eye-streak white; breast, rump and belly,yellow; wings, blackish-grey with yellowish edges to thesecondary wing-feathers; the tail is bl
. British birds for cages and aviaries; a hanbook relating to all British birds which may be kept in confinement .. . as thePied Wagtail. Without being exactly of migratory habits,it is of a more wandering disposition than its Pied relation,and travels about in the winter-time in search of food. Ifit be desired to keep it in the house, it must be treatedlike the Pied Wagtail. 2l6 BRITISH BIRDS The top of the head, nape and back are lavender-grey;throat black; eye-streak white; breast, rump and belly,yellow; wings, blackish-grey with yellowish edges to thesecondary wing-feathers; the tail is black, but the innerfeathers composing it are white; the bill is yellowish incolour, and the legs and feet are greyish-yellow. It has bred mules with the Pied Wagtail, and if suitablyplaced, will breed freely in confinement. The Pied Wagtail. The Pied Wagtail is the one most commonly met within Britain, to which country and the Scandinavian Peninsulait was believed by the late John Gould, , to beconfined. It is 7 Inches long, 3^ inches of which belong tothe tail. The bill is dark slate-grey, almost black and. Till:: PiEi) Wagtail. very sharp at the tip. The forehead, face, a streak downthe side of the neck, the lower breast and remainingunder parts, as well as the edges of the wing-covertsand the secondaries, are white; and the nape, throat, and FOR CAGES AND A VIARIES. 217 upper breast, jet black; the rest of the plumage is darkblackish-grey. The female is darker and has not so much white onthe face. When wild it Hves on insects and small land and watermolluscs, with which it should be provided in the house,as well as with ants eggs and insects of various kinds,including mealworms and blackbeetles. It may be accus-tomed to artificial food, and a little raw lean meat is nowand then beneficial for a change. When tame it is very tame, like all soft-billed birds,and makes a charming pet, living for ten or twelve yearsin the house. The White Wagtail. This is very similar to the
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