28o BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT OF GEELONG 
The eggs number usually three, more rarely four ; 
they are either pure white or have a few small reddish 
spots here and there. One type has a distinct ring 
round the top, but of these I have seen very few. 
On the Western Plains the Tomtit frequently builds 
its nest into the base of a huge Crow's nest, and the 
two families are reared close together, with apparent 
satisfaction to all concerned. 
BUSH TOMTIT OR BUFF-RUMPED TIT 
Geobasileus reguloides connectens 
This bird is obviously closely allied to the Common 
Tomtit, and takes the place of the latter in the bush. 
There are, of course, localities where you may find the 
two species within a few hundred yards of each other 
— I am thinking particularly of Airey's Inlet — but 
I do not remember ever to have seen them actually 
associated. For years, as a boy, I believed they were 
the same bird ; then I noticed that the bush bird 
had a more " tinny " and less varied song, and not 
quite such a bright patch on the tail — buff where the 
Tomtit has yellow. 
The resemblance ceases as one considers the nest, 
which in the case of the present species approximates 
to those of the other Tits rather than to the Common 
Tomtit's nest. It is found in one of three positions — 
namely, between a loose strip of gum-tree bark and 
the trunk ; in a niche or shallow hole on the main 
