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Rock Thrush nested at Leutesdorf, on the Rhine, in an earthenware jug, when in the immediate 
neighbourhood were steep rocks, 200 feet high, and plenty of vineyard walls?” 
Pastor Passler (Badeker, ‘ Die Kier der europaischen Vogel,’ pl. 43) has also often observed 
that the Crested Tit builds a large, longish nest on trees, formed outside of fir twigs and thorns, 
and the inside made of dry grass, having an entrance at the side. Occasionally, but seldom, one 
of the eggs has, besides the usual spots, blackish scratches on it. 
Thus it will be seen from the above that our friend Mr. Sachse is not the only person who 
has remarked on these peculiarities in the nidification of the Crested Tit. 
The Crested Titmouse has not yet been observed in Turkey, according to Mr. Robson, who 
writes to us :— 
‘“‘T have never seen this bird in Turkey, and I am too well acquainted with the species to 
have overlooked it. In my collection at Newcastle I have a pair collected by Mr. Horatio 
Wheelwright in Scotland.” 
In the preparation of the above article we have examined the following specimens :— 
E Mus. Sharpe and Dresser. 
a, b. Carlstadt, Sweden (Wheelwright). c,d. France (Fairmaire). e, f, g. Gibraltar (Irby). 
E Mus. Lord Lilford. 
a, b. Sweden (Wheelwright). c. Pefias de Oroel, Aragon (Lilford). 
E Mus. H. B. Tristram. 
a. Scotland (H. B. T.). 
