The Birds of Pembrokeshire. 13 
with the situation. In an oak the nest would be constructed 
of dead oak leaves and the grey lichens from the trunk of the 
tree ; in a willow overhanging the stream the nest was made of 
moss and Pheasant’s feathers; the bright feathers of a Cock 
Pheasant’s neck were stuck around the tiny aperture as if for 
decoration. 
GREAT TIT, Parus major.—A common resident. In cold weather 
in the winter, by hanging large lumps of suet by a string in front 
of our dining-room window, we used to provide food for the 
Tits, and great entertainment to ourselves in watching their 
lively gestures. There would be often three or four of them on 
the string at once, either sliding down towards the food, or 
waiting their turn to feast on it, and the restless little birds 
would be constantly coming and going throughout the day. 
Directly the suet was finished they would tap at the window to 
inform us that more was required ; and, at the beginning of the 
winter they would even come and peck and flutter against the 
glass to let us know that, in their opinion, the time was come for 
us to hang out the expected food as usual. The Great Tit, the 
Blue Tit, and the Coal Tit, were all daily visitors as long as our 
relief was extended to them. The Marsh Tits never once came 
to the suet, although there were plenty of them in the shrub- 
beries close at hand. We used to find numerous nests of all 
the common English Tits in our garden; the Great Tit, the 
Blue Tit, and the Coal Tit always building in holes in walls, 
while the Marsh Tit preferred a hole in a tree. 
COAL TIT, Parus britannicus—A common resident. Mr. Dix 
considered it more common than he had ever met with it in 
England, and in our locality it was certainly an abundant 
species. The nests we found were always lined with a thick welt 
of rabbit’s fur. 
MARSH TIT, Parus palustris—A common resident, very numerous 
around Stone Hall. Curiously enough, Mr. Dix was never able 
to detect it in his remote corner of the county. We have 
