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edges of the eyelids are yellow ; the crown white, 

 surrounded by black, which unites behind the head 

 and passes down the back ; the cheeks, throat, and 

 breast are white ; the belly, sides, rump and vent 

 are dull rose colour; the wing-coverts are black, 

 those next the body are white, edged with rose co- 

 lour ; the quills are dusky ; the tail is black, the 

 outer feathers are edged with white ; the legs are 

 black. 



The nest is composed of white moss and liverwort, 

 and lined with feathers, with a small aperture on 

 one side. 



The female lays 10 or 12 grey eggs, mi^ed with 

 red. 



6. BIARMICUS. BEARDED TITMOUSE. 



P. rufus vertice cano, capite barbate, crisso nigro, 

 cauda corpore longivre. Shaw. 



The bill is orange; irides yellow; the head is 

 pearl-grey, with a tuft of black feathers below each 

 eye ; the throat is silvery white ; the back, rump and 

 tail are light rust colour ; the breast is flesh colour ; 

 the quill feathers are dusky ; the secondaries and 

 tail feathers are edged with white; the legs are 

 black. 



The bearded titmouse inhabits reedy marshes. 



The female, which is distinguished from the male 



