. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 170 MOTACILLIDiE. wished to observe its habits, I should repair to the nearest canal or river, in the certain expectation of seeing a pair hunting among the aquatic weeds for their food, running along the sandy or muddy shore, perching on the broad leaves of the water-lily, and chasing each other with dip- ping flight through the air. I am inclined to believe that, though it may have often been noticed in dry pastures and stony places, yet that when so circum- stanced, it is only engaged on an exploring expedition. ray's wagtail. from it
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. 170 MOTACILLIDiE. wished to observe its habits, I should repair to the nearest canal or river, in the certain expectation of seeing a pair hunting among the aquatic weeds for their food, running along the sandy or muddy shore, perching on the broad leaves of the water-lily, and chasing each other with dip- ping flight through the air. I am inclined to believe that, though it may have often been noticed in dry pastures and stony places, yet that when so circum- stanced, it is only engaged on an exploring expedition. ray's wagtail. from its watery haunts; for it is scarcely possible that a bird so thoroughly at home in a weedy pond, can ever be long absent from such a locality from choice. Its habits are precisely similar to those of the Pied Wagtail, except that it visits us in the summer exclusively, retiring southwards in autumn. It may often also be seen in com- pany with that species. Besides its call-note, which con- sists of two shrill notes, the second of which is a musical lone lower than the first, it has a short and exceedingly. 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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