194 Prof. H. H. Giglioli on the 



Tit. One can easily understand this ; for they were one and 

 the same. 



ACREDULA ROSEA (Blyth) . 



Our collection possesses a fine series of this species^ all 

 from Northern Italy, where it is the prevalent and, as far as 

 my knowledge goes, the only species. I have seen no speci- 

 mens shot as far south as Tuscany. 



AcREDULA CAUDATA (Linn.). 



I doubt very much if this species can be kept distinct from 

 the preceding one, from which it differs only in having, when 

 fully adult, a white head. It occurs sparingly in Northern 

 Italy along with A. rosea ; and our collection possesses two 

 specimens — one, a male, from Genoa, winter 1857, received in 

 exchange from the Civic Museum ; the second, a female, was 

 shot at Marcellise (Verona) in October 1870, and received in 

 exchange from Signor De Betta. 



Parus ater, Linn. 



I have two specimens in the Italian collection — one from 

 Sesto (Florence), and the other from Domodossola, both 

 females, in which the upper part of the back is decidedly 

 tinged with olive -brown. I shall gather further facts bearing 

 on the case ; yet I may be allowed to express a doubt as to 

 the specific validity of Parus britannicus, Sharpe & Di'esser, 

 which may prove to be no more than a strongly marked 

 local race. 



PCECILE BOREALIS (Sclys) . 



Rather rare, and, I believe, wholly confined to the alpine 

 region. Our collection has received a fine male from Domo- 

 dossola, shot in December 1876. 



PCECILE LUGUBRIS (Natt.). 



Salvadori includes, doubtfully, this species in the Italian 

 ornis ; but I must state that he excluded Dalmatia, where 

 this Titmouse is pretty abundant, from the Italian subregion, 

 while I have reasons to entertain an opposite opinion. I 

 must, however, add that, besides two Dalmatian specimens. 



