73. P a ru s c/e r u l eu s . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. P I . XXIV.
B l u e T i t .
A beautiful saucy little bird, which, being found here a t all times, is a resident species. The cheeks,
which are white in the adult, are tinged with yellow in the young. As common in the central portions of
Europe as with us.
74. P a ru s a t e r Vol. II. PI. XXV.
C oal T i t .
A common resident in every county; gives preference to forests o f beech and oak. A cheerful, merry
little bird, o f which the young are more beautifully coloured than the adult, the sides o f the face and a
portion o f the breast being washed with yellow during the first six weeks o f their existence. The continental
birds, particularly those found in Belgium, are considered distinct by Messrs. Sharpe and Dresser.
75. P a ru s c r ista tu s . . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. P I . XXVI.
C r e s t e d T i t .
A resident species in Scotland ; breeds in the woods near Elgin. Is said to have been killed in England,
and, on the authority of Mr. Blake-Knox, twice in Ireland.
Genus P cscile.
7 6 . PtECILE PALUSTRIS . . . . . . . . . • Vol. II. PI. XXVII.
M a r sh -T i t .
A resident species ; scarce in Scotland, except in the Lothians, and still more so in Ireland. Cheek-mark
of the young uniform with the other parts o f the body, except the sides of the neck—which are white, and
not yellow. Frequents, but not exclusively, plantations, copses, and low humid situations.
Genus M e c is t u r a .
77. M e c is tu r a caudata . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. XXVIII.
L ong-t a il e d T i t .
This wandering and interesting bird is a true British resident. I t has been separated by Mr. Blyth from
the White-headed species o f Scandinavia, under the specific appellation o f rosea \ it must, however, be
remarked th at some of our examples have white h eads; and therefore I do not aver that they are, o r are
not, distinct. Other species of this form are found on the Bosphorus, on the Himalayas, and in China.
Mr. J . H. Gurney, jun., has communicated to me the following interesting fact in connexion with this
b i r d “ A Mr. Noble once noticed at Blackwall, near Darlington, an object on a fir tree which he took for
a P h e a san t; but on firing at it he found that, instead o f a Pheasant, it was a great ball o f Long-tailed Tits.
He told me that he did not kill less than a dozen. My father informs me that the South-African Colics
roost congregated in bunches; ” and I have witnessed the same in the Artamm sordiilus in Tasmania.
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L ong-t a il e d T i t (young).
Family —;-------- ?
Genus C a lam o ph ilu s .
79. C a lam o ph ilu s b i a r m i c u s ....................................................................................................................................y 0i. jj. pft XXX.
B e a r d ed T i t .
A resident species in the marshes and along the sides o f the rivers o f our eastern counties; but the
drainage o f the former and the clearance o f the sedges o f the latter have greatly diminished the numbers of
this lovely little bird. Still it is common with us, and even more so in Holland and other fluviatile districts
o f Central Europe.
This bird is by no means a genuine T it, although it is commonly so called, and is placed here for the
want o f a more natural situation.
Family ORIOLIDAE.
A group o f Old-World birds, the members o f which are beautifully coloured, yellow and black being the
prevailing tints, particularly o f that section o f them typified by the Oriolus galbula. The countries they
frequent are either hot or temperate, Africa, India, China, the Philippines, Java, Sumatra, and some o f the
islands o f the Eastern Archipelago being tenanted by one or other o f the species.
Genus O r io l u s .
8 0 . O rio lu s g a l b u l a .......................................................................................................... Vol. II. PI. XXXI.
G o ld en O r io l e .
Although common in many parts o f Europe during the breeding-season, with us it is a rare bird, and
must be included among our accidental spring visitants. In the Scilly Islands five o r six are often seen
to g eth e r; but after remaining there quite unmolested for two or three weeks, they invariably betake
themselves to the mainland, where persecution and death await them. The following note from my friend