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|hr n f nHriigifotjg ihik efoganf. titfo* bi*d to a «iparate genus,
hewt» front taut of Jiitrxf. in liawta, wuinners, and claq localities it ■
f iudificatiou. it not only differs from it, but also from every other species
fiiikaly, hi this little bud, whether we reguref its elegant hanging neat or its chaste plumage and
tghcly fora», there is much to attract attention : it is not, however, tunoog the natives o f Our island, but
j ^ t e w w g h l for nr-foe southern and eastern provinces o f Europe, ft is tolerably abuudant in Italy and the
¿to o f France, aud is also found in some parts oi: Hassia, Folnud, and Hungary, everywhere freqaentH^f
ihe iuu-ders o f rivers and inland sheets of fresh water, where willows, reeds, and luxuriant herbage afford it
¿belter. Its. food is said to consist, like that of foe Bearded Tit, not only o f seeds, but also o f aquatic insects,
and foe animals Inhabiting small freshwater shells.
s i its for the beauty aod skiliul structure o f their nests, none are more remarkable and
cuiious than mat o f the present specie»: it is constructed of the soft down o f the willow or poplar; and this
. snhsiai’-x-, which closely resembles cotton wool, is interwoven together with admirable ingenuity, so ay to form
a flask-Hliapcd Best, with a lateral opening into the internal chamber. It is suspended at foe extremity o f a
Viilofcv or ftuy similar tree overhanging the wafer. The eggs are six in .nuiober, of a
pure wbite.marked wifo:« few retS bfatahes.
rffae se*CB I # ' I"* « r e n t » in- the eofoor ql? tbde ifotewge* foe markon;» of foe
l&tnale, particukii Iy ttw* hkufo fomd u n tm fojn frfetr., twin bowtwrir «nm* olweure, and the yonne,'besides brinr
"• m : .t Mud; Ijvtjbd estrudh across she forehead. emBpelov foe eyes,
and spreads «vor fee foe be««! Kghtgreyj threat lighter j, foe flpfNW «trfare c4k*6»u?
( tiddsir. ¡«T fow ihwfe, Attftng off Wdjidfi hfoast chest»»«, booo««»# fightyu* as it
ji .ifoii u*ff -hnnwrnfo W*wk,: forh feafowr baring s (¡gift!? hWs^n.
and foeir feiffit; of* foe »Natural aisjc.