BEARDED TIT. 



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are black at the base. The chin and throat are pale grey, the sides of the 

 latter suffused with rosy pink, which colour also extends across the breast ; 

 the flanks are rich rufous-brown, the centre of the belly bufSsh white^ 

 and the under tail-coverts are black. Bill orange-yellow ; legs, feet, and 

 claws black ; irides yellow. The female differs from the male by having 

 the head brown, by having no moustachial stripe or black lores ; the 

 underparts are browner, the under tail-coverts are rufous, and her plumage 

 generally is less brilliant. Young birds resemble the female ; but the 

 crown and back are streaked with black. 



LONG-TAILED TIT S NEST. 



