BEARDED TIT. 495 
are black at the base. The chin and throat are pale grey, the sides of the 
latter suffused with rosy pink, which colour also extends across the breast ; 
the flanks are rich rufous-brown, the centre of the belly buffish white, 
and the under tail-coverts are black. Bill orange-yellow ; legs, feet, and 
claws black ; irides yellow. The femaie differs from the male by having 
the head brown, by having no moustachial stripe or black lores; the 
underparts are browner, the under tail-coverts are rufous, and her plumage 
generally is less brilhant. Young birds resemble the female; but the 
crown and back are streaked with black. 
LONG- TAILED TIT’S NEST. 
