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Mr. Graves and I observed two at Ballamoar, Patrick ; 
and since then I have noted it at Castletown,’ Silverburn, 
and at Mullin-e-Quinney (Malew), at Ballacain, Jurby, and 
in the Bishop’s Court Glen and other northern localities ; 
while Mr. Graves reports it on a number of occasions in the 
western part of the central valley, sometimes three or four 
together, and on 17th May 1902 many times observed a 
Blue Tit going to its nest in a dead tree near the mill at 
the above-mentioned Ballamoar. Mr. Leach says that it is 
now common in the Douglas district, and he saw more in 
the winter of 1902-3 than ever before. It is therefore 
now to be regarded as distributed all over the island, and 
probably quickly increasing. 
The Blue Tit is generally common over the British 
Isles. It has rarely been observed. however, in the outlying 
Scottish islands, 
TROGLODYTES PARVULUS, K. L. Koch. 
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JINNIE, JINNIE WrRAN. Manx, *Drein, Drean (M. 8. D. and 
Cr.); Dreeain (M.8.D.). (Cf. Irish, Dreathan, Dreoilin ; 
Se. Gaelic, Dreollan, Drethein.) 
Without being really numerous, the Wren is common 
and well distributed in Man. Its haunts are very varied, a 
certain amount of shelter alone being essential, and the 
hardy little bird is at home among the heather and 
brambles overhanging the course of the mountain stream 
1 Since this was first written the Blue Tit has become quite frequent in Castle- 
town, and may be seen every day in the gardens and on the trees planted on the 
Parade, 
