204 CATALOGUE <>F BIRDS. 



CHESTED TIT. 



Case 274. 



Seldom straying far from its native haunts on the wild 

 fir- covered hills that are situated in the central and 

 eastern parts of the Highlands, the Crested Tit is 

 generally supposed to be a scarcer bird than it really is. 



While watching the brood that are shown in the 

 case, I observed that the female procured the whole of 

 the insect food with which she supplied the young from 

 among the stems of the juniper bushes. The male 

 appeared to interest himself but little in the domestic 

 duties. 



The specimens were obtained near Inverness, in 

 June, 1876. 



PIGMY. (SUMMER.) 



Case 275. 



The Pigmy in summer plumage is but seldom obtained 

 in the British Islands. 



At this season the bird appears somewhat shy and 

 wary ; I have, when shooting on the Norfolk mud- 

 banks during May, frequently observed one or two 

 at a distance, though I never was lucky enough to 

 procure but the pair in the case. 



The specimens were killed on Breydon, in May, 

 1871. 



PIGMY. (IMMATURE.) 

 Case 276. 



Large flocks of immature birds are occasionally met 

 with in suitable localities, during autumn, all round our 

 coasts. 



