138 HABITS OF THE TITMOUSE. 



Whittlesea Mere, but I am not aware whether 

 any specimens have been observed there lately- 

 One individual alone has been recorded from Ireland, 

 and it is stated never to have been met with in 

 Scotland. According to Mr. Yarrell, the young bird 

 from the nest, in immature plumage, has the back 

 black, with the wing and tail feathers patched with 

 black, and the under surface entirely fawn-coloured. 

 In the young males the " moustache" is marked by 

 a narrow black line. 



