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plants, in which these birds deHghl. It has been known 



to nest and produce eggs under such circumstances, but 



there is no instance on record of young ones having been 



reared. 



^The young are fed on ants' eggs and small mealworms and 



other insects, and may be by degrees weaned to artificial 



THt: Bearded Tit. 



food, of which ground dog-biscuit and crissel^should form 

 the basis. 



Beyond their quaint habits and pretty plumage they have 

 nothing to recommend them for their "song" is only an 

 insignificant twitter. 



When exhibited at a show, the proper class for the Bearded 



