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	wagtail - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Wagtail, common name for any of several songbirds, widely distributed in Eurasia.
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	Wagtail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) of Australia is unrelated.
		The wagtails are a group of small passerine birds with long tails which they wag frequently.
		Wagtails are slender, often colourful, ground-feeding insectivores of open country in the Old World.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wagtail (123 words)

	Encyclopedia: White Wagtail
		White swelling (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee, produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
		White copperas (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron; coquimbite.
		White crop, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White-Wagtail (864 words)

	White Wagtail - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This is a slender bird, 16.5-19cm in length, with the characteristic long, constantly wagging tail of its genus.
		It is basically grey above and white below, with a white face, fl cap and fl throat.
		The resident British subspecies, the Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba yarrellii, is a generally fler bird than the nominate race of western Europe, M.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pied_Wagtail (256 words)

	delhibird - The Northern India Bird Network - Home
		I spotted one on 11 April 1965 in the midst of a large-scale movement of yellow wagtails alongside the Agra Canal.
		White Wagtails are usually found in damp areas or near water but they are also partial to short-grass lawns and even paved areas such as forecourts.
		Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola (citreola) copyight Otto Pfister
	speciesguide.delhibird.net /internal/89/wagtail_white.htm (1235 words)

	Green Campus
		Wagtails are characterized by their constantly wagging long tails.
		The white wagtail is a medium-sized bird in the family, with a body length of about 19 cm.
		White wagtails breed in Europe, Asia and North Africa.
	www.cuhk.edu.hk /greencampus/en/fandf/wagtail.htm (124 words)

	Black (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We initially id'ed it as either a Black-backed or the closely related White Wagtail because of seemingly conflicting marks exhibited by the bird (e.g.
		Howell reports that the wings of Black-backed Wagtail in their first year are mostly dark, very similar to those of White Wagtail, and it takes 2 years for the extensively white wing of most adult Black-backed to develop.
		Howell, S.N.G. Identification of White and Black-backed Wagtails in Alternate Plumage.
	esaudubon.org /photos/wagtail5_03/details.htm (222 words)

	White Wagtail at Falls Lake, NC
		White Wagtail at Falls Lake, NC White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) at Falls Lake, Wake Co., NC North Carolina's first White Wagtail was found at the Swim Beach at Sandling Beach State Recreation Area at Falls Lake by Jill Froning and Karen Bearden on 10/22/2002.
		It remained throughout the afternoon, when I took these photos, and was observed by 20 or more birders at close range.
		We tentatively identified the bird as a first-winter White Wagtail, instead of the very similar Black-backed Wagtail, based on study of the Sibley guide.
	www.carolinanature.com /birds/whitewagtail.html (348 words)

	SBSG - Photographs and Info (Site not responding. Last check: )
		White Wagtail, of the continental nominate race Motacilla alba alba, are occasionally seen in small numbers at times of passage, especially in spring.
		The main features of adult White Wagtail are the plain grey mantle and the white face and head on which the fl of the hood and throat [usually] do not meet at the 'shoulders'.
		White Wagtails do occur during autumn passage but reports are often confused by the presence of juvenile Pied Wagtails Motacilla alba yarrellii, from which alba are more difficult to distinguish.
	www.sbsg.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /white_wagtail.html (155 words)

	Encyclopedia: White browed Wagtail (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This latter species is the only fl and white wagtail with broad white supercilia.
		Note in all the White Wagtails there is less fl on the head in non-breeding plumage.
		White Wagtails are usually found in damp areas or near water but they are also partial to short-grass lawns and even paved areas such as forecourts.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/White_browed-Wagtail (156 words)

	Moonglow wagtail
		The wagtail returned to Moonglow by the next day, however, and was never found on the ground away from Moonglow in winter 1988-89.
		The next winter a wagtail of this type was found at the Pajaro R. mouth on 7 Nov (by Bob Merrill) who saw it fly south at bit, then north up the dunes along Sunset State Beach.
		Given the three consecutive years of occurrence, the fact the wagtail could often be missing from its usual spot during its stay, and observations of the wagtail in the winters of 1988-89 and again in 1990-91 flying in a straight-line direction toward the "other" sites of occurrence, I considered it the same White Wagtail M.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/wagtail_moonglow.html (766 words)

	The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior - References (Wagtails and Pipits)
		Leinonen, M. On the breeding biology of the White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) in central Finland.
		Rezanov, A. Feeding behavior and modes of feeding in the White Wagtail Motacilla alba (Passeriformes, Motacillidae).
		Zahavi, A. The social behaviour of the White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba wintering in Israel.
	www.sibleyguides.com /birdlife_references_wagtails.htm (590 words)

	Wagtails Family - WhatBird (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Black-backed Wagtail: Medium-sized wagtail that is mostly white except for fl upperparts and upper breast.
		Tail is fl with white outer tail feathers that are conspicuous in flight and flicked continually when walking.
		Underparts are white on chin, belly and undertail coverts, and light brown with bold dark streaks on sides and breast.
	www.whatbird.com /browse/objs/All/birds_of_north_america_western/59/Family/831/Wagtails (418 words)

	Re: Wagtail comments by Sibley
		Adult would have rather pure white throat and forehead (with only a trace of yellowish tinge on ear coverts if any) and at least some visible moult in wings or two age type wings coverts or tertials.
		However on some photographs of White Wagtail from Japan these areas are almost pure white in adult birds and not so distinct dark in immature.
		White Wagtail has gray rump with fl uppertail coverts whereas Pied Wagtail has fl both, the uppertail coverts and the rump.
	www.ibiblio.org /pardo/birds/current/msg00123.html (726 words)

	Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba
		The continental race (White Wagtail) is a regular passage migrant.
		As the wagtails jostle for position there is a loud and sustained twittering chorus, but this performance fades once any latecomers have put in appearances.
		To the majority of nurserymen, pied wagtails are hardly welcome because they foul tomatoes, and chrysanthemums and carnation blooms.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/pied-wagtail.htm (437 words)

	wagtail -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Wagtails are strongly patterned birds of beaches, meadows, and streamsides; they usually nest on the ground but roost in trees.
		They resemble wagtails in having pied plumage and the tail-wagging habit (with body bobbing).
		Most are fl and white or fl and gray; some have yellow touches; and each...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075853 (553 words)

	White Wagtails in Sligo, 2008
		White Wagtails are also the form found in Iceland and they migrate to southern Europe for the winter.
		In spring, White Wagtails are occasionally seen on passage around the Irish coast as they return to Iceland, and the Raghly/Ballyconnell area of County Sligo has been increasingly recognised in recent years as a key area for this species on its spring migration.
		The White Wagtail is also paler overall, with more white on tips of the the greater coverts.
	www.sligobirding.com /WhiteWagtails2008.html (238 words)

	Pied Wagtail...The Gypsy Bird
		The underparts are white with grey on the flanks.
		The Pied Wagtail is meticulous in the cleanliness of its nest and has been known to remove lightweight materials (such as paper or straw) which have been laid as a mark by which to find its home.
		By classification, the Pied Wagtail belongs to the Passerine (or perching) family of birds, characterized by the feet being adapted for perching on trees or on the ground, rather than for grasping, wading or swimming.
	www.novareinna.com /romani/wagtail.html (1069 words)

	Subspecies
		A sharp boundary between fl and white, or a relatively small and stable hybrid zone, on the other hand, shows that the two populations do not interbreed to any great extent and are indeed separate forms.
		If the two groups do not interbreed because of something intrinsic to their genetic make-up (perhaps fl frogs do not find white frogs sexually attractive, or they breed at different times of year) then they are different species.
		Thus Motacilla alba alba is the nominate subspecies of White Wagtail, Motacilla alba.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/su/subspecies.html (806 words)

	Brontë Sources, Texts, and Criticism
		There are slight variations in these birds; some are white on the chin and threat, leaving only a crescent of fl on the breast.
		They are very attentive to their young, and continue to feed and train them for three or four weeks after they are able to fly: they defend them with great courage when in danger, or endeavour to draw aside the enemy by various little arts.
		The Wagtail is said by some authors to migrate into other climates about the end of October; with us it is known to change its quarters as the winter approaches, from north to south.
	faculty.plattsburgh.edu /peter.friesen?go=395 (286 words)

	THOSE DAYS
		A 1250+ White Wagtail roost in Holland, 1966
		All I knew now was that the wagtails had a roost somewhere at a small green spot with some bushes inside this large complex where a lot of lights were shining during the night.
		White Wagtail was a very common bird in that agricutural area, with lots of old-fashioned barns, freely roaming pigs, etc. in those days....
	home.tiscali.nl /~jvanderw/thosedays/kwikstaart.html (574 words)

	White and Black-backed Wagtails
		The primaries and secondaries of adults are mostly white, creating a continuous, pure white panel from the median coverts to the secondaries.
		In flight, the broad white inner webs of the primaries (mostly white primaries and secondaries— acquired in the second prebasic molt) form a white 'window' extending more than halfway out from the base, giving the appearance of mostly white wings in flight (though first-year birds appear darker in flight).
		The white at the base of the primaries tends to be hidden, and the wing may appear dark in flight.
	ca.geocities.com /kantorilode/Species/Wagtails.html (2341 words)

	Pied wagtail - Motacilla alba - ARKive
		The pied wagtail is instantly recognisable thanks to its distinctive fl and white plumage, loud tsli-vitt call, and characteristic habit of constantly bobbing the tail, hence the common name ‘wagtail’.
		The pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) is a subspecies that occurs in Britain.
		It differs from subspecies alba, which occurs on the continent and is known as the white wagtail, in that during the breeding season, males develop fl upperparts and females have sooty dark grey upperparts.
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Motacilla_alba_ (101 words)

	Wagtail at exZOOberance!
		Two species, the white wagtail and the yellow wagtail, nest in Alaska, but normally migrate down the west side of the Pacific and are rarely seen in the contiguous states of the United States.
		The white wagtail is often seen on city park lawns in western Europe.
		The white wagtail is classified as Motacilla alba and the yellow wagtail as Motacilla flava.
	www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20fly/wagtail/wagtail.htm (169 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Wagtail
		Wagtail (khanjon) long-tailed, sparrow-sized, songbirds related to the pipits, bearing outer white feathers, frequenting streams and stagnant water and feeding on seeds, insects, worms, small molluscs, and crustaceans.
		The wagtails are named for their habit of bobbing their tails, and are usually found near riverbanks and in moist grassland.
		A flish brown collar across throat; White Wagtail (Motacilla alba): In winter plumage the fl bib is much reduced or wanting, the chin and throat being white like the underparts.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/W_0007.htm (450 words)

	Pied Wagtail information page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Pied or White Wagtail - Motacilla alba ssp yarellii
		White underside with intermediate colour between underside and neck.
		The White Wagtail subspecies has a grey back and is a visitor during spring and autumn migration.
	www.brickfieldspark.org /data/piedwagtail.htm (209 words)

	OBC \| publications \| Mekong Wagtail \| 1
		It is highly distinctive, being the only fl-and-white wagtail in South-East Asia exhibiting the adult/first-adult plumage character combination of a fl forehead, lores and ear coverts, striking white supercilia, a white throat and white neck patch.(1,3)
		It is unclear whether some birds make seasonal movements in response to rising water levels, but this is highly plausible given that some sections of channel mosaic and exposed riverbank used by breeding birds are completely submerged at the height of the high-flow season.
		Mekong Wagtail's strong association with channel mosaic, notably rocks and bushes, recalls that of Jerdon's Bushchat in the upper Lao Mekong.(12,13) The bushchat has not been found downstream of Vientiane, north Laos.
	www.orientalbirdclub.org /publications/bullfeats/mekong.html (487 words)

	White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
		In the White Wagtails of mainland Europe, the back is storm-cloud grey and the fl nape and fl bib which border the white face don't meet at the side of the neck.
		There is little point in landing where a wagtail has already been (and caused the insects to fly) so if the bird flying over hears the reply of a bird on the ground it knows that it should carry on flying.
		For the purposes of our bird news services, White Wagtail is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see.
	www.birdguides.com /species/species.asp?sp=118063 (462 words)

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