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R. regulus interni Hartert. Sides of head and hind neck 

 grey ; colour of upper parts duller. 

 Resident. — Corsica and Sardinia. 



R. regulus tenerilfae Seebohm. Black stripes on crown 

 broader and united across forehead ; colour above darker fas in 

 "anglorum"). Size smaller. Wing 50-51 (H.). 



Resident. — Western Canary Islands. 



Regulus ignicapillus ignicapillus (Temminck). Fire- 

 crest. Fr. Roitelet triple bandeau ; Ger. Feuerkopfiges ; Ital. 

 Fiorrancino. 



^ Frontal feathers more orange buff than in " R. regulus'^ ; 

 lateral stripes meet in a band across the forehead ; supercilium 

 white ; crown fiery orange with narrow border of yellow ; sides 

 of neck golden green. Bill black. Legs and feet brown. Wing 

 c^ 52-54, ? 47-50. Tarsus 17-18. Bill 7-8. 9 Crown all 

 yellow. 



Breeds. — Continental Europe south of Baltic, south to Medi- 

 tcrannean ; Sicily, N.W. Africa and Asia Minor. Mostly resident. 

 Rare in Poland ; occasional in winter Britain and Holland ; 

 accidental Denmark. 



R. ignicapillus madeirensis Harcourt. Darker and greener 

 above, frontal feathers whitish, crown yellow, no orange. Wing 

 c^ 55-57, ? 52-53 (H.). 



Resident. — Madeira. 



(" R. i. minor " Parrot from Corsica is not considered tei:iable.) 



Panurus. 



Nostrils covered with operculum; bill pointed; culmeii 

 curved; tail long, graduated; inhabit reedy localities; nest 

 deep cup low down among aquatic plants; eggs white, sparsely 

 covered with reddish brown scratches. 



Panurus biarmicus biarmicus (L.). Bearded Tit. 



Fr. Mesange barbue ; Ger. JJartmcise ; Ital. Basettino. 



^ adult. Fawn colour above, crown and face lavender, 

 moustachial line black, wing coverts and secondaries with long 

 black streaks and rusty white inner margins ; beneath, throat 



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