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are light brownish buff colour ; the quills and tail are 

 bluish grey ; the legs are lead colour. 



The nest is formed of moss, and lined with thistle 

 down. 



The female lays 5 or 6 white eggs, spotted with 

 rusty red. 



4. ATER. COLE TITMOUSE. 



P. dorso cinereo, capite nigro, occipite pecloreque 

 albo. Shaw. 



The bill is dusky ; irides hazel ; the crown, throat, 

 and part of the breast are glosssy black ; from the 

 corner of the bill an irregular patch of white passes 

 under the eyes, also a spot on the hind-part of the 

 head ; the upper parts are greenish ash colour ; the 

 wing coverts are tipped with white, which forms two 

 bars across the wings ; the under parts are yellowish 

 white ; the legs are lead colour. 



The nest is composed of moss and wool. 



The female lays 6 or 7 white eggs, spotted with 

 red. 



5. CAUDATUS. LONG TAILED TITMOUSE. 



P. albo roseo nigroque longitudinaliter varius, vertice 

 albo, cauda longiore. Shaw, 



The bill is short and black; irides hazel; the 



