WAGTAILS. white, all blended together ; and he has a brisk ^\•ay of walking, or ratherskimming about with very light footsteps, as if he trod on air. THE WAG2AIL. S7 He is never so happy as when he can get to the side of a brook orstream. He will wade about in a shallow place, looking for insects… … THE WHITE WAGTAIL. he perches on a stone, and stands jerking and twittering, or he ventures quiteinto the water as far as it will be safe, to see what he can find. His footstepsare so light they leave no impression on the mud, and he runs over it withoutsinking in. He and his family are great…
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