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the other parts of 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 MectsturRa. 
77 MECISTURA,CAUDATA., » << 16.06 [een Volo LIE xoavaiite 
Lone-TAILeD Trr. 
This wandering and interesting bird is a true British resident. 
It has been separated by Mr. Blyth from the White-headed species 
of Scandinavia, under the specific appellation of rosea ; it must, how- 
ever, be remarked that some of our examples have white heads; and 
therefore I do not aver that they are, or 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 bird:—‘ A Mr. Noble once 
noticed at Blackwall, near Darlington, an object on a fir tree which 
he took for a Pheasant; but on firing at it he found that, instead of 
a Pheasant, it was a great ball of Long-tailed Tits. He told me that 
he did not kill less than a dozen. My father informs me that the 
South-African Colies roost congregated in bunches;” and I have 
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witnessed precisely the same in the Artamus sordidus in Tasmania. 
73. MECISTURACAUDATA .© 255 4 40°. 2) Wol. di Pi xeKeie 
Lone-taiLEp Tir (young). 
Family ————— ? 
Genus CALAMOPHILUS. 
49. CAUAMOPHILUS BIARMICUS: . . 5 «6 5 . Vol, DD Ply xoxwxe 
Berarpep Tir. 
A resident species in the marshes and along the sides of the 
rivers of our eastern counties ; but the drainage of the former and 
the clearance of the sedges of 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 of Central 
Europe. 
This bird is by no means a genuine Tit, although it is commonly 
so called, and is placed here for the want of a more natural situa- 
tion. 
Family ORIOLID . 
A group of Old-World birds, the members of which are beautifully 
coloured, yellow and black being the prevailing tints, particularly 
