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Pictures of Bird Life 



the Great Tit, the Bhie Tit, tlie Coal-tit, tlie Marsh-tit, and 

 the I^ong-tailed Tit. 



The first four I have fre(|iiently seen in my small 

 garden in the autumn. They are all very fond of sun- 

 flower seeds, and are very quiek to find out where they are 

 grown. I have often been interested in watehing them fiy 



straight to my 



sunflowers, one 



after the other, 



to feast on 



the ripe 



seed s. 



HOUSE- 

 MARTIX 



{IJiniiido 



urbica) 

 AND Nest, 



the droop- 

 ing flower- 

 heads, they 

 extract a seed 

 with infinite quiek 

 ness and dexterity. 

 As a rule they will 



