GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN. 
October 18G3), I remarked no accession to the usual inhabitants of the district. I also failed to 
any quantity of these birds in early spring on the Norfolk coast. ^ n 
The elaborately constructed and beautifully finished pendent nest of this species is well known to all 
who take an interest in bird-life, being frequently seen in the various descriptions of yew and ornamen a 
fir in gardens and pleasure-grounds. In tlie Highlands this species appears to entertain an especial fancy 
for plantations of Scotch fir of from ten or twelve to fifteen years’ growth. I have repeatedly remar e 
this fact in the counties of Ross, Inverness, and Perthshire. 
