In its general appearance it differs considerably from our 
other species of Titmouse, nor does it run up and down 
the stems of those plants it frequents, as is common with all 
the other British species. This bird climbs up the stalks of 
reeds with the greatest activity, bot we have never observed 
it attempt to descend like the other Titmice, but its motions 
are equally lively and active. 
The Beahded Titmouse is found in considerable abun- 
dance in the extensive tracts of reed land from Woolwich to 
Erith, in Kent; and is occasionally seen in the like situation 
in various places adjacent to London; we have killed it on the 
side of the Surry Canal, on Sydenham Common ; also on the 
road side leading from Bermondsey to Deptford, called Blue 
Anchor Lane; and have seen it in numbers about Erith; it is 
also found in various parts of England, but only in such 
places as abound with reeds. We cannot speak with certainty 
as to the nest, but are strongly inclined to believe we have 
more than once found it. We shot the male bird, at which 
instant the female rose from among tlie reeds, and we found a 
nest in the spot; and what more fully confirmed our belief was, 
that she kept hovering round us as long as we kept about 
the spot; wishing to be fully satisfied, we left the place 
for some time, hoping on our return to surprise her on 
the nest, bot from the noise of forcing our way through 
the reeds, she was alarmed and took wing, when we got 
to the nest the eggs were warm. The nest was externally 
formed of long dry grass mixed with finer materials, and 
the down of the reeds, and lined with soft vegetable down 
and feathers; it was placed just above the ground, between 
the stems of three or four reeds, but these were not inter- 
