THE CRESTED TITMOUSE 277 



terminates in a well-marked black gorget covering the 

 foreneck and throat. Upper parts grey brown. Wings 

 and tail marked by grey. Inner secondaries have pale 

 tips. Breast and abdomen white, flanks and under tail 

 coverts buff. Legs and toes lead- coloured. The female 

 has the crest not quite so conspicuous, but otherwise 

 closely resembles the male. In young birds the crest 

 is smaller and the upper parts darker and greyer. Cheeks 

 white with buff tinge, under parts duller. 



