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head and throat black ; over each eye a pale yellow streak ; back 
of the neck and the back yellowish olive, faintly marked with 
dusky streaks down the midddle of each feather ; rump yellow ; 
under parts of a pale green; palest on the breast; thighs gray, 
marked with dusky streaks ; greater wing coverts of a pale yel- 
lowish green, and tipped with black ; quills dusky, faintly edged 
with yellow ; the outer web of each at the base is of a fine pale 
yellow, forming, when the wing is closed, an irregular bar of that 
colour across it; the tail is forked, the middle feathers black, 
with faint edges, the outer ones of a bright yellow, with black 
tip; the legs pale brown; claws nearly white. 
Buffon observes that flights of these birds are only seen once 
in five or six years. They are not known to breed in this island, 
nor is it said from whence they come over to us. They are called 
Aberdeomes in the neighbourhood of London. 
Yarmouth, May 26. 
The nidification in this country of the Parus Plarmicus has 
long been a subject of doubt with ornithologists: this season has 
brought the hidden subject to light through the exertions and 
perseverance of that indefatigable naturalist and bird- preserver, 
Mr. W. D. Ayers: the nest was placed about eighteen inches 
from the surface of the water, and composed principally of de- 
eayed summits of Arundo Phragmitis, and other aquatic plants ; 
it was supported by a number of plants, curiously entwined, 
forming a very permanent support. 
NEW COMET. 
A new comet was seen by M. Pons (of Marlia) on the 14th of 
May, in the constellation Auriga. Its course was northerly, and 
when last seen was near $ Aurig@. » [t was equal to a star of 
the 4th magnitude: and it is somewhat singular that it has not 
yet been seen in this country. In fact, we cannot learn that it 
has yet been seen by any one except the original discoverer. It 
may be proper to add that this comet is not the one which was 
expected to appear this year, as it is going in a contrary di- 
rection. 
The Journal des Debats of the 20th May gives the following : 
— M. Gambort jun., Adjunct Astronomer at Marseilles, disco- 
vered on the 12th inst. a new comet in the vicinity of the 
Second Star of Taurus. ‘This comet was perceived yesterday at 
the Royal Observatory in this city (Paris), and the result of the 
observations which were made, showed that at forty minutes past 
ten o’clock it had about 871 degrees of right ascension, and 
36 degrees of boreal declension. ‘The comet is at present in- 
visible to the naked eye ; its nucleus is small and brilliant ; its 
atmosphere of little extent, and its tail scarcely perceptible.” 
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