BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL.
MOTACILLA FLAV A , Linn.
Motacilla flava, Linn. S. N. i. p. 331 (1766) ; Naum. iii.
p. 839; Hewitson, i, p. 168; Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 558;
Dresser, iii. p. 261.
Budytes flava, Macg. ii. p. 208.
Bergeronnette de printemps, French; Gelbe Bachstelze,
German; Nevatillu, Martinica, Spanish.
A very abundant summer visitor to most parts of the
continent of Europe; frequently met with, but probably
more frequently overlooked, in our islands. The nest of
this bird has been met with more than once in England.
In its habits this bird exactly resembles the common
English race, Motacilla rail.
BLUE-HEADED WAGTAIL.
' Motacilla flava, Lim.
