CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 61 



Golden-crested Ween, Regulus cristatus, Koch. 



S. and W. Cat. 20. 



Districts all. Eecorded as common, or not uncommon, 

 except at Bramford where it is said to be rare (Haward). 

 Nests. Mr. Hele (p. 100) observes that it is very numerous 

 in October in fir plantations about Aldeburgh ; this appears to 

 be its favourite tree. A great many arrived from the sea 

 Nov. 20, 1881, at Felixstowe, and might be seen on almost 

 every hedge (Kerry in Z. 3rd S. vi. 116, and in litt.). 



Fire-Crested Wren, Regulus ignicapillus, Jenyns. 

 East Suffolk. 



1. One procured at Yarmouth Nov. 1843 (W. R. Fisher in Z. 451). 

 Lowestoft (Freeman v. v.). 



2. Killed at Aldeburgh (James MS.). 



West Suffolk. 



7. Eriswell 1866 (Bilson MS.). Observed at Chedburgh between 

 1864 and 1876 (Creed in litt). 



Month. — November. 



Districts. — 1, 2, 7. 



All the above, except the Yarmouth specimen which may 

 very probably have been taken in Norfolk, require confir- 

 mation, this bird being very liable to be confused with the 

 male Golden Crest. 



Common Wren, Troglodytes parvulus, Koch. 

 S. and W. Cat. 20. 



Districts all. Common everywhere. Nests. Sheppard 

 and Whitear mention that it is known in these parts as the 

 Kitty, Titty, and Bobby Wren, as well as the Jenny- 

 Wren. These familiar names contrast strangely with the 

 royal titles by which it was anciently known in Greek and 

 Latin, and which it retains to this day in most European 

 languages (see Newton's Yarrell i., 466 note). InTipperary, 

 as Archdeacon Glover informs me, a carol is still sung on St. 

 Stephen's Day, beginning : — 



" The Wren, the Wren, the Queen of all birds, 

 St. Squinivan's Day was caught in the furze." 

 The legend is that she was resting on the eagle's back ; 



