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P a r a s JbiaimiciiS; fL inro:)
CaknLophilus---- ;—; CJjuu&J.
' ' Génus CÁLAM<>FH.ÍI>ÜS, 'Lweh.
' ÓÉC . 'Bfifxh ifoarìy as in ihfr geou»- fiut cfefe Ppp^r hi&tìdtbl# at its tap is Rome-*
vv J:: .i - u ú l eiotigated^ wedg<^sli«|»et}v ':ry ¡dsnfoíP* ■
B E A R D E D i f l T o b R E E D ' B I R D ,
• jCaiamophiias bbinijicus, -Leach.: ,
Ì& Mesange mouflfcaclie. ,‘ \
0 « . Leach was indai ed to sepárate thfe-veryinterestiigg and ekyjant bird from the gepus P am s, in consequence
of its diffeniii^ in sev«(^ aaiwar c^aiacters from the other Bpecies o f that genus, part^ulaflyÍR foe sanation it
affectsr«C’a place ..ofabode »fot. nbüfícátíoh; constenciítftr-a-»fot .tiri;ór wear foe ground in wet spxd «nexsny
pince»! ítíf food ia alno yery<Uffer«);t', i^ s^ ió j^ o ffo e feíítÉj o f reeds, ^ l b a?id mioiite-siaeUed-
• snaifc, for die ir/toratibn wfofcfcíí it is furnishedwith .» strong muscular gfeziwi. It inhabits‘Sugl..! d x
ivell as most o f the ’temperate countries o f Europe, font is move p&Ttieidmdy nteuidtwit it* the low ami uv-rs-hy
districts o f Holland, Franse andiiewn.any. Ity fojflpfoMbw fe f o n a m i ics . tifoired, dwelling
i a situations.hoth Iwol' t*Uí£ >¡fiBeost 3^*vü>í >. a r.'lfo.'ÍE uotii: Inteir, fo!!f
from giving any minníe uo^uk zi-i.íw-etin;.', S í 'p> vihair bifofetE Vfe íijife indebted ío Mr. Il,:j mi .•
•observer oftustiw-e, ífur foe. ties* ac<#*fot o f fofe* i,i«l jet. published, ftojn whioh, sis ifote» h - ' * ' Mty¡p»íi!R&
NatiiraT History,' vet * e 'tetó:. ma'kifl^.Éhe ftdlowtng. mKraee.
:‘*yHie borders,” says. 'Mr. -Hoy,- ‘'o f the Urge p-kH'« oí tetòfo water Norfolk jrafoed 5Ja on* '••. ¡ ■'■"■■■ ■■'•• ■•'•;••
, a n f t . i í í n i s e avo the fev « S ili'!11'! tetta jij^i -.ia^eotí it isr
noighbonrhmrtci lyhesncvoe there »reneeds fo ¡ttt^y ;-■ y :v¡ ny fetutnl wijfoSttmfy' Coring dm iUiflawu «uxl
wnfoir. focy ate foóAíd dijpirrwii, in;-iik*r<iPly ya siniill parties, forotigbout the whole lengfo o f the Suffolk coast.
u'Sn.T‘->'er th e» a f o } «•■•;'- Xi « u ■!. :••-■•!-. I have Satmd them notneroua, the f:reeding season, on the ••ib’.rt.v
. 'óít .l^bdtdetMÍía, ^ a r . fidatangdOtìshii’e» and they are ndi ratcbramjpn^ hi the ffemiy dfetriet o f Ixneolnsiiire^
^'h^her’tfoey are to be cnet with further north I have had no tnj&xii ;of _asceTta»nii'tig» hut they do nt>i appear
fp have been noticed north of the Haaiber. It begins hoiidiitg n :ób.e end of April. I'henets h corapos^i on
the o u ts id e of the dead,;leaves-of the reed nnd sedge uiterpiixed with’ a few pieces of grass, and lavtwiabiy
the top o f ’th è -reod, soiuewhaS in tlw »Htnner o f the nes-t o f 0 e Reed S \ r t \ y ^ ar^:tdinaco.i, L,),-
| | i | v,¿f «^compact in the ihteidor. It is generaHy a -toft, of coarse grass, or rushes near thegroacd,
W,J&è margin of the,difoes, in th efb » } Biammim«S fixedamong^the réedk;|t|ltit áre broken ddivn, bat,d«ver
suspended between the stems. The eggs v«jy' in mzniher from four to six, rarely seven, pure white, sprinkled
a ft d v o r ^ with small pdrpìish red spots,ihtbbiilved, :iyi:i;ii:. ii; ^int lines and markings o f th e s a u te
ephuir ; size about ihe same as tháii ó f the Greater Tit, but much more routtded aud porter; Tht*ir
food duiing the winter is principally the s«k*l of tifo reed j and «p inteut are they in searching for it, that I
htfoe folcen thetn w ish i foirdlfone twig attached to the end o f I fishing-rod. When alarmeli by any amides».
noise, o r ikè pe«s.-.ie^ td' ». focM», sho^* utter- lheir. shrill musicai iM>tea and conceal themaelyes iunong the thfofe
bottom o f foe ;rccdSifo.ut ’¿ifoiffefopB«’ foidt | Uj-ión, disfofog xhé ii|»igbt stenjs with'-foe gTeysr.it fof-thi;;!
foawsjers in feeding approach É p à ém W>g**asM T;?, t ì i g hw>gt«g ábe | j p | ílowiva/rt, and,
decasfonallv .asswmmg; ' Tfofo' fond fe ao f e n iW f foil rfced-seed, fout fotìórts
■ ánd tho^ iarvfo’' ánd. tifo ro ft twiíRg'shenfofoifoF^ o f *!yhfo|t' fofo. foe ifofotfoi sfo:lilfo
-rtfofBfogSi I have beeci efo^deil to w^eh Vslfoft in ai^eji fof wfoon i iw l hda
: been a' little wirfo stirring, befoi ofter. withia a few foet tfo1-'.fofoh. reédfl- Was
it not f '■ thfoe note betraying'' them, ihes would-he imi w&àim seen. !'■•:: young, » n # ton aafofoii nronit,
i ' S | S ; t j f M M feafoem1 extends fn-m for j p ’s of foe neck to
I J i S p i i It has been sfofl that the o»afos ani ienfofo^ :in»ip.^F»fo «¡fochig thc. wfovfotir*fot I have always
' ofeerrcdi them 1 company i focfeappear to feóéw m &»&!«$ m tii foe pairing g ii® in foe manner o f die
lime'-tiiileil Tit ? differs.«# So ti.fe xespe'Ct, foa^- ènd thèm cotigr^c»..’;U xn lai^e Aocks(.mófr.
-y-yi^iif^krly during tW ’nHmfo 4-lf ík'íifosr, wfe'ns thirf ice migy^ting froot^foíár hhedding-piiUiíea.^ . •
"lo foia irrfm-“ím ; - . i ü t ¡s-. an^v aikl. ;é&b’ »re.so.be lpt1 with oecafíionally -the Iwipfci'of gì.*«-
,;I ;n‘- . n i Bri ih ;i< Kojft foponghoat the cófotée c f foe river to Oifosd; .bi'it. iii^i !•.
'.'•'ístorstfo; by só' áie:íOs'r^iAhr¿.-jhr.'tii». fee. caiculhteuiónAVKih certainty, :
thàfo j l f l l | fot«?R i l l inch* :f| the beak emagf, foe upper ftifowhbb
^ v.-.U'v.ói^opn;;- the unfotr i - vdlow ; fecci¿ac^i ero .171 o í thè fea« o nape, ¡üm.1 checks
iiife ^dNa*i iMíwcen the has« of foe-beak and the «yeas is » black mark, which piHiccifo;* down w ride of
t'ji^ f ^ W ^ i,^iltifIIIrT^^nr>fo1* “1r n ^nr niirr -nrhrtifi inr-rhfoo ; for-i* w'üíiie - freiij.» müchw
:(| ||g! í;;i'£3}(;}(j¿iti'- "’tri tlv* four middle tail-fowfhers hr.«, reddish : orsiig* primarir-fi IVccwa •tíauíwr.-.Hy,.
•Sjfoaftff w è t ’fofÉ*1 Í. *• dus ||? ¡¿ : m*o»th* a« f o r l a d r , v jih fi biini:i»Ji»»i iiripfl ; '<&■* H f i f l
!w -i'tóti- ihrec in*foeis in iétnMh,
f l l ) i | l iU p lew thao the mnK tfí n. miwsa tissliwni %riigá^'«JOÍOtt*‘* wètli'a f ew $ ¡» f e | | I S 1
‘í |íi||||k 'aMt ' and hack,, awl haw » íhint yellowish white in&teail of a láiMtl'uwtastwfshc.
lOif- ¡ií^i • to k ¡¡(«¿v .¡'’ni A..rufo; o fth* sise.