WRENS AND TITS— NUTHATCHES 



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of the reed. In length it measures about Qh inches. In colour the crown is grey, 

 the long moustache black, the back orange-tawny, the tail, which is over 3 inches 

 long, fawn-coloured, the wings striped with reddish brown, buffish white and 

 black, and a good deal of black on the coverts. Beneath it is mostly rosy grey, 

 and the feet are black and the bill yellow. 



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BEARDED TIT. 



Nuthatches. 



Two species of nuthatch, the European and the rock, or Syrian 

 (Sitta neumayeri), occur in the Mediterranean area, the latter 

 inhabiting Greece, Asia Minor, and Syria, and ranging as far as Afghanistan, while 

 it also occurs in Bosnia and Dalmatia. From the common nuthatch it diners 

 widely in habits, living almost exclusively on rocks or old walls, in the crevices of 

 which is placed the carefully constructed nest. The bird itself, which measures 

 about 51 inches in length, is somewhat smaller and rather browner above than the 



