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the face, head and back ash colour, tinged with red, beneath yel- 

 lowish white, bill, mouth, quills, and half the tail black, other half 

 and rump white ; size of a sparrow. Migrates. 



9. TROCHILUS The Willow Wren; Weight two drams; very 

 diminutive. 



10. TROGLODYTES The Wren: Weight three drams, length 

 4| inches ; of a sprightly nature, perpetually in action, and flirting 

 up its tail, and often observed to sing in its flight. 



11. ROBETRA The Whinchat : Above red brown, with black 

 spots, beneath reddish yellow, a white stroke above the eyes, and 

 a broad black one under them, tail black and white, bill, mouth, 

 and legs black ; weight one ounce. 



12. RUBICOLA The Stone Chatter; Gorse Hatcher: Bill, mouth, 

 head, neck, back, tail, legs black, sides of the throat and rump white, 

 beneath reddish yellow, white spots on the wings ; size of a linnet. 



13. SYLVIA The White Throat: Above brown ash colour, be- 

 neath white, breast and belly tinged with red, tail edged with 

 white ; length six inches. 



PARUS MAJOR The Tomtit; Greater Titmouse: Billhead, throat 

 black, back green, beneath green yellow, rump bluish, quills tip- 

 ped with blue and white, tail edged with white, legs lead colour: 

 lays many eggs ; nests in holes of trees. 



2. CCERULEUS The Blue Titmouse: Crown, wings,tail blue, fore- 

 head, cheeks white, back yellow green, beneath yellow ; weight 

 3| drams, length five inches. 



3. ATER The Colemouse : Bill, head black, with a white spot, 

 above green grey, beneath white, wing coverts tipped with white, 

 legs bluish ; weight two drams. 



4. PALUSTRIS -The Marsh Titmouse: Head black, cheeks white, 

 above greenish, beneath white, legs lead colour; weight above 

 three drams. 



5. CAUDATIS The Long-tailed Titmouse; Canbottle ; Bill black, 

 thick and convex, crown white, coverts of the wings black, tail 

 black and white, remarkably long. The nest is very beautiful, and 

 arched over, with the entrance on one side. 



ALAUDA ARVENSIS The Sky Lark ; Ground Lark : Lower man- 

 dible spot above the eyes, soles of the feet, and under side of the 

 body yellow, head and breast spotted with black, exterior web of 

 the quills edged with white; weight If ounce, length seven 

 inches. Sings flying, or soaring in the air. 



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