PAEUS SONGARUS. P. CINCTUS. 257 



PARUS SONGARUS, Severzov. 



[§ 1064. One.—Ku\dja, 9 May, 1887. From Herr Tancre, 



1888.] 



PARUS CINCTUS, Boddaert. 

 SIBERIAN TITMOUSE. 

 § 1065. i^o/^r.— Muonio-alusta, 27 May, 1854. 



O. W. tab. xi. f]g. 1. 



Four eggs^ newly laid, with the nest found by Heiki in the cleft of 

 a tree. The nest made principally of Rats^ hair — partly of Lemmings' 

 and Alpine Hares', mixed with moss. The Marsh-Titmouse being 

 the only other species I have seen here, and that but twice, there can 

 be little doubt that these are Siberian Titmouse's. I told Heiki on 

 the 26tli to see after them. 



^ 1066. Seve?i.—Viks\, West Bothnia, 31 May, 1854. 



0. W. tab. xi. fig. 2. 



Found by Ludwig. The bird left the nest and sang " tehee, tehee, 

 tehee." The nest made of a little moss beneath, then black lichen 

 mixed with Rats' hair and some willow-down. The bird shot now 

 before me. Evidently Parus sibiricus. 



§ 10G7. /S'/,?'.— Viksi-Poas, West Bothnia, 3 June, 1854. 



0. W. tab. xi. fig. 3. 



Found by Anton in an old Woodpecker's hole, which was enlarged 

 with an axe. The bird sat close by, saying " pistee-tee-tee-tee ;" 

 and Ludwig is certain it was the same as the bird of the other nest 

 [§ 1066] he found in the same neighbourhood, whose skin, now 

 before me, is doubtless that of Parus sibiricus. A Redstart was also 

 near the nest, and among the Pistee's eggs is one which is evidently 

 a Redstart's [§ 1411]. The nest is of hair, principally Rats', but a 

 little Hares'. There were nine eggs of the Titmouse. 



[Two egga from tbis nest were sold at Mr. Stevens's, 2Gth Jan., 1855, to 

 Mr. Gurney.] 



