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known " Hanging Tit," recognized by its manner of 

 scampering through the " gum " foliage most of its time in 

 searcli of foorl, and by being suspended from leaves at the 

 extremities of the branches. 



The Melbourne district contains three groups of " tits " 

 in popular nomenclature — one found in the trees, which 



Fig. 10. Striated Tit. One-fifth natural size. 



includes this species, A. pvsilla, and A. nana; a second 

 preferring the ground, its representative being the Chthon- 

 icola, or " Striped Ground-Tit " by local designation ; and 

 a third of "go-betweens," represented by the Buff-rumped 

 and Yellow-rumped Tits. 



