Birds. 7625 



' Zoologist' can give me alt explanation as to whether it was a birth, death or marriage 

 they were celebrating, or perhaps a general migration ?—^ri/«aw N.McCarlmyi 

 98, Hulcheson Street, Glasgow, Maij 21, 1861. 



Singular Advertisements.— I was amused at reading Mr. Broadbent's advertisement, 

 reprinted at Zool. 7187. I send one to match it from the ' Calcutta Exchange' 

 Gazette ' of April, 1861. 



rpO Proprietobs of Menageries.— For sale, a wonderful animal, called a Mytton 

 J- (of the male species), found in, and peculiar to, the wilds of Assam. As this 

 extraordinary animal is rarely procurable it oflfers a splendid opportunity to those 

 Gentlemen who wish to add to their Menagerical curiosities. Cash price R,s 350 

 Apply to the Printer. 



The said creature is a fine young bull gayal (Bos frontalis), since purchased by my 

 friend Babu Najendra Mallika. He ought to be shipped for England forthwith, for, 

 however healthy now, it is quite certain that he has no chance of surviving the hot and' 

 rainy seasons of Lower Bengal.— £■. Bli/ih ; Calcutta, April 4, 1861. 



Notes on the Birds of Belgium. By Henry L. SAXBY,Esq. 

 (Continued from p. 7543). 



Goldencrested Regulus [Regulus cristatus). Common in winter, 

 but not often seen in summer. 



Firecrested Regulus {R. ignicapillm) . Of common occurrence in 

 winter, frequenting woods and hedges, sometimes in company with R. 

 cristatus, which it very much resembles in habits and general appear- 

 ance. In severe weather I have more than once observed it upon 

 the limes on the Boulevard de Waterloo. 



Great Titmouse {Parus major). Permanent. One, which had been 

 in confinement for a few hours only, was remarkably familiar, and 

 would take hemp seeds from the hand, resting them between its feet 

 while it broke them open with its bill. 



Blue Titmouse (P. cceruleus). Permanent. 



Marsh Titmouse (P. palustris). Not uncommon in low grounds. 



Longtailed Titmouse (P. caudatus). Permanent. 



Pied Wagtail {Motacilla Yarrellii). Permanent. One evening in 

 October a flock, consisting of upwards of forty individuals, flew close 

 above me in a north-easterly direction, directly against a strong 

 breeze. 



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