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[§ 1052. Five.— nveden, 13 May, 1859. " E. N." 



My brother's note is : — " P'rom a nest in a walnut-tree, which I found by 

 hearing a row between a Marsh- and a Blue Titmouse, the latter trying to take 

 possession of the hole wherein the former had already begun to build. The 

 contest lasted for some days, and finally the Marsh-Titmouse came off victo- 

 rious. I cut open the hole by sawing ofFtlie knob that was over it, and found 

 the eggs some days incubated. Tlie old bird was on them."] 



[§ 1053. One—Yroni the late Mr. Scales's Collection, 1885.] 



[§ 1054. Sicv. — Peucraig, Herefordshire. From Mr. R. H. 

 Scales, 1885.] 



PARUS BOREALIS, De-Selys. 



[^ 1055. Eight. — Borregaard, Southern Norway, 12 June, 1866. 

 From Mr. J. Baker. 



I had these (with the nest and old bird) from Mr. Baker, by whom they 

 were taken, and kept apart specially for me at my request. He is very 

 strongly of opinion that Farus borealis is distinct from P. palustris, saying that 

 the two birds have quite different notes. I see nothing to alter in my old view ; 

 but the bird is undeniably what is called P. boreah's.l 



[§ 1056. Tkrec. ~" Ardmngel" From Herr Moschler, 1866.] 



PARUS LUGUBRIS, " Natterer," Teraminck. 



[§ 1057. r?6'o.— Amaroiisi, Attica, 10 May, 1888. From 

 Dr. Kriiper, 1889. 



Taken by Christo Leonia in the olive-wood at that place.] 



PARUS CRISTATUS, Linnaeus. 

 CRESTED TITMOUSE. 

 ^ 1058. T/irne.~YYom M. Nager-Donazain, 1847. 



^ 1059. 7ko.— Moray, 1848. From Mr. W. Dunbar. 



Mr, Dunbar wrote to me that these eggs were " got by m^^ brother 

 [Lewis], the boy who got the eggs and birds for Mr. Milner last year 



