. A history of British birds . altogether nearerto Parus than to any of the exotic genera {Suthora, Liothrixand Cyclorhis) examined by him. Where osteology fails todetermine the kindred of a genus, as happens in many of thecomparatively-uniform Passeres, other characters become ofgreater weight, and on the whole the Editor deems he isjustified in referring this bird to a distinct family, as familiesare commonly accepted in that Order. From the generally inaccessible nature of reed-beds growingat the sides of rivers and other inland waters—the placesmostly frequented by this species, its habits
. A history of British birds . altogether nearerto Parus than to any of the exotic genera {Suthora, Liothrixand Cyclorhis) examined by him. Where osteology fails todetermine the kindred of a genus, as happens in many of thecomparatively-uniform Passeres, other characters become ofgreater weight, and on the whole the Editor deems he isjustified in referring this bird to a distinct family, as familiesare commonly accepted in that Order. From the generally inaccessible nature of reed-beds growingat the sides of rivers and other inland waters—the placesmostly frequented by this species, its habits were for a longtime little watched and therefore little known; but they arenow very fairly understood. The nest and eggs were firstdescribed and figured by Nozeman, who, in .Tune, 1779, dis-covered that the bird bred in Holland, but his account wasneglected by most subsequent authors. In 1826 two of itsnests with their eggs, found at Horsey in Norfolk, were sentto the Author of this work (Zool. Journ. iii. pp. 85, 86), and. r,i*
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