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BRITISH BIRDS 



plants, in which these birds delight. It has been known 

 to nest and produce eggs under such circumstances, but 

 there is no instance on record of young ones having been 

 reared. 



The young are fed on ants' eggs and small mealworms and 

 other insects, and may be by degrees weaned to artificial 



BEARDED TIT. 



food, of which ground dog-biscuit and crissel should form 

 the basis. 



Beyond their quaint habits and pretty plumage they have 

 nothing to recommend them for their "song" is only an 

 insignificant twitter. 



When exhibited at a show, the proper class for the Bearded 



