THE TITMOUSE. THE SWALLOW. 8? 
'1^40 dozen. The Whin-chat, the Stone-chatter, and 
1>e il hite-throat, are all common birds of this genus; but it 
^ould be an endless task to range with the minuteness of a 
homenclator through all the varieties. Of the foreign birds the 
J horn-tailed Warbler is one of the most remarkable. It is a 
Native of Terra del Fuego, is about the size of a sparrow. The 
ll Pper parts of the body are reddish-brown, mottled with yel- 
° w > and the breast and belly are white. 
Of th e Titmouse there are about six species known in 
* ese climates, though there are not less than twenty-eight in 
a '■ The great, the blue, the cole, the marsh, the longUailedf 
ai j < ‘ the bearded Titmouse, are all British birds. This last, 
yiich is about six inches long, is distinguished by a tuft of 
J ack feathers under each eye, resembling- a mustacho. It is 
common in the marshes near London, and has erroneously 
ef ; u classed among the butcher birds. 
Many of the foreign birds of this genus are curious. The 
headed titmouse is a native of New Zealand. It is four 
/pies and a half long. All the upper parts of the body are 
ac k, except a spot of white on the head, wings and tail; 
le breast is orange. 
. J HE r Swallow kind comprehends about thirty-seven spe- 
*es. The chimney swallow, is the most common. The up- 
lb • f arts °f plumage are black, with a purplish gloss ; the 
pehead and chin red ; and the breast and belly are white : 
® tail is very forked. 
r ■ Ile swift is the largest of the kind known in these climates, 
ei ‘ n S near eight inches long, and the extent of its wings 
ivf I 16611 ' nc ^ e », though it scarcely weighs an ounce. The 
plumage is a sooty black, except the chin, which 
"’hite. The legs are remarkably short, and consequently 
p, U| ost a H its actions are performed on the wing. All its food 
and C ° leCted in this manner > consisting entirely of insects; 
even the materials of its nest it collects either as they are 
• , rile d about with the wind, or picks up from the surface in 
‘peeping flight. 
hs t n l n,ut - iu * a inferior in size to the chimney swallow, and 
°f -i i forked. The head and upper parts of the body are 
aj s ‘ flossy blue black ; the breast and belly are white, as is 
facte t Um P’ may be considered as its distinctive cha- 
r - It builds commonly under the eaves of houses, and 
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e nnes against the sides of high cliffs over the sea. 
atari in is the least of the swallow kind that visits 
The upper parts of the body are mouse co- 
breast and* belly are white, with a mouse-co- 
S^Britain: 
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