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species, I was fortunate enougli to shoot, on the 26th of Septem- 

 ber, 1838, on the sea banks near Hartley, N'orthumberland, about 

 four miles north of the Tyne. It was catching insects on the 

 tops of the taller herbage ; and its actions were so like those of 

 the Golden-crested Wren, that I mistook it at first for one of 

 that species. Its movements were very graceful as it flitted 

 from plant to plant. 



Reguloides superciliosus is common in India, whence my friend, 

 Mr. E, W. Brooks, has kindly sent me a large series of specimens, 

 as well as of the nests and eggs, of which he obtaiued a good sup- 

 ply in Cashmir.** I am also indebted to my friend for numerous 

 specimens of four or five other species of this pretty group of 

 Indian warblers. 



76. REGULUS, G. Cuvier. 



89. GoLDEN'-CKESTED "Weex. E. ckistatus, CharUton. 



Regulus auricapiUus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, I., 



169. 

 Regulus cristatus, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, I., 346. 



Common, especially in wooded districts that abound in fir plan- 

 tations. It is a resident; but large numbers visit the district 

 every autumn from ^Northern Europe, and may be seen at that 

 time as they arrive on our shores at St. Mary's Island and the 

 other neighbouring headlands. f 



Eamilt. PAEIDJE, Degland. 

 77, PARUS, Linncms. 



90. Great TiTMorsE. P. major, Linnfeus. 



Farm major, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, I., 202. 



„ ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit, Birds, Ed. 2, I., 358. 



A resident, and very common. In winter it frequents the 

 habitations of man along with the Eobin and other birds. 



* See "Notes on the Ornithology of Cashmir," by E. W. Brooks, C.E., published in the 

 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. 41, Ft. 2, p. 73, 1872. 



t It has been said that both the Eire-crested Wren (See Yarrell, British Birds, 2nd Ed. 

 and Gray, Birds of W. Scotland) and the Ruby-crested Wren, (Bree's Birds of Eui'opc) 

 have been met with in the County of Durham, but after having- made careful enquiiy I 

 find that the statements are erroneous. 



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