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 THE INDIAN GREY TIT. 



This is the only bird of the family which may be called at all 

 common. He is a first cousin of the European Great-tit and is 

 very like him in colour and habits. His head and neck, with a stripe 

 down his breast black, cheeks white, and body grey; and is foui;d 

 in most parts of Burma. His place is taken in the Eastern Hills 

 by the Chinese Grey Tit, the difference being that the latter is a 

 greenish yellow where the former is grey. They have the same 

 habits as the Tom-tits at home, nesting in any convenient hole in 

 tree, bank or building. 



(No. 32. Parus atriceps.) 



THE BLACK SPOTTED YELLOW TIT. 



A handsome little black and yellow bird, about the same size as 

 the last, having a conspicuous crest and stripe down its breast black, 

 yellow cheeks, and back spotted with black and white. It is very 

 plentiful in these hills, especially round Thandoung and Sinlum- 

 Kaba, and in habits and calls resembles the last bird. 



(No. 41. M. spilonotus.) 



THE CROW-TITS 



Are another small family of birds which have their nostrils com- 

 pletely hidden by feathers, and for no other reason, have been given 

 the above anomalous name. They are not related in structure or 

 nesting habits to either cf the two families from which they get 

 their double-barrelled name. They are chiefly found in long grass 

 and mountain — bamboo jungle, and build neat cup- shaped nests, some 

 of them laying spotless hedge-sparrow blue e^jgs. And their proper 

 place will be no doubt amongst the " Small Babblers." 



. They are decidjdly rare birds, only being found in the hills at a 

 good height. One, however, Anderson's Crow-Tit (No. 59a, suthora 

 brunnea) is fairly common at Sinlum-Kaba, and is a small light brown 

 bird, about five inches in length, with a fairly long tail, and a rich 

 chestnut coloured head, and throat pinkish lilac with darker stripes. 



TREE-CREEPERS AND WRENS. 



The true Tree-creepers and Wrens (certhiida^) are all rare birds, 

 only being found on the highest hills. Many of the small so-called 

 wrens have no relationship with this family, which are the representa- 

 tives of the European birds of the same name. 



The Golden Crested Wren (regulidae) has not yet been recorded 

 from Burmfi. 



