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mice, presenting distinct modifications of form and habits. I 

 have therefore been very careful in collating the statements of 

 the authors on whose descriptions I have had principally to 

 rely. It is also probable that further research will permit us to 

 add to the list which I have drawn up ; and now that the attention 

 of travelling naturalists has been called to the subject, we shall 

 doubtless soon know more of the geographical distribution of 

 each species. 



I cannot, however, conclude these remarks without returning 

 my best thanks to all the kind friends who have aided me in 

 the preparation of the present essay, particularly Dr. P. L. 

 Sclater, to whom I am indebted for many kind suggestions. 



1. Acredula caudata. Scandinavian Bottle-Titmouse. 

 Parus caudatus, Linn., Syst. Nat. i. p. 342 (1766); Nozem. 



& Sepp, Nederl. Vog. i. tab. 26 (1770) ; Kjserb., Danm. Fugle, 

 p. 188, t. xxiii. (1852); Middend., Sibir. Reise, Vogel, p. 154 

 (1853); Nilsson, Skand. Faun. Fogl. i. p. 425 (1858); Fritsch, 

 Vog. Eur. p. 106, t. 26, fig. 9 (1861) ; Collett, Overs. Christian, 

 orn. Faun. p. 75 (1864). 



Parus {Mecistura) caudatus, Schrenck, Reise Amurl. i. (Vog.), 

 p. 305 (1860); Radde, Reise Sud von Ost-Sibir. ii. p. 196 (1863). 



Paroides longicaudus et P. caudatus, Brehm, Vog. Deutschl. 

 pp. 470, 471, t. xxiv. (1831). 



Orites caudatus, Sundev., Svensk. Fogl. p. 92, t. xv. figs. 4, 5 

 (1856); Degl. & Gerbe, Orn. Eur. ii. p. 571 (1867) pt. 



Hab. Siberia {Middendorff, Radde), Amur-land (Schrenck), 

 Sweden (Nilsson, Sundevall), Norway (Collett), Denmark (Kjcer- 

 bblling), Germany (Brehm, Naumann), Holland (Nozeman, 

 Keulemans), North Britain (Harting). 



2. Acredula rosea. Western Bottle-Titmouse. 

 Mecistura rosea, Blyth, Whitens Nat. Hist, of Selborne, p. 11 1, 



note (1836). 



Mecistura longicaudata, Macgill., Hist. Brit. Birds, ii. p. 454 

 (1839). 



Mecistura caudata, Jaubert & Lapomm., Rich. Orn. p. 186 

 (1859); Gould, B. Gr. Br. (1862); Bettoni, Ucc. Lomb. i. 

 fasc. vii. (1866). 



