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BuveE Tir.

A beautiful saucy little bird, which, being found here at all times, is a resident species. The cheeks,
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74. Parus ATER ; : ; : 5 :
Coat Trr.

A common resident in every county; gives preference to forests of beech and oak. A cheerful, merry

little bird, of which the young are more beautifully coloured than the adult, the sides of the face and a

portion of the breast being washed with yellow during the first six weeks of their existence. The continental

birds, particularly those found in Belgium, are considered distinct by Messrs. Sharpe and Dresser.

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Crestep Tir.

A resident species in Scotland; breeds in the woods near Elgin. Is said to have been killed in England,

aud, on the authority of Mr. Blake-Knox, twice in Ireland.

Genus Pacize.

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Marsu-Trr,

A resident species; scarce in Scotland, except in the Lothians, and still more so in Ireland. Cheek-mark

of the young uniform with the other parts of the body, except the sides of the neck—which are white, and

not yellow. I requents, but not exclusively, plantations, copses, and low humid situations.

Genus Mecisrura.

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Lone-rattep Tir.

This wandering and interesting bird is a true British resident. Tt has been separated by Mr. Blyth from
the White-headed species of Scandinavia, under the specific appellation of rosea; it must, however, be
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ae that some of our examples have white heads; and therefore I do not aver that they are, or are
not, distinct. Other species of this form are found on the Bosphorus, on the Himalayas, and in China.