. Birds of Britain . ost, an old tin carelessly thrown in ahedge, or some artificial nest-box in the garden, but it willrarely be nearer the ground than about six feet. It has avery short but bright song, which may often be heard inspring, and its call-note is a single tzee. It is a very common resident, wandering in small partiesall over the country during the winter months and evenpenetrating the heart of our large cities, where it becomesvery tame and confiding. The sexes are alike in plumage. The back is yellowishgreen; tail and wings blue; wing coverts tipped withwhite; the crown is cobal
. Birds of Britain . ost, an old tin carelessly thrown in ahedge, or some artificial nest-box in the garden, but it willrarely be nearer the ground than about six feet. It has avery short but bright song, which may often be heard inspring, and its call-note is a single tzee. It is a very common resident, wandering in small partiesall over the country during the winter months and evenpenetrating the heart of our large cities, where it becomesvery tame and confiding. The sexes are alike in plumage. The back is yellowishgreen; tail and wings blue; wing coverts tipped withwhite; the crown is cobalt blue encircled by a white linerunning backwards across the forehead. The chin is blue,and a blue line runs through each eye to the nape, and,encircling the white cheeks, runs forward again to meet theblue chin. Under parts sulphur yellow with a black streakdown the centre of the chest. Length 43 in.; wing2-4 in. The young are very similar but rather duller in colour. 8o NUTHATCH Sitta c(Bsia \*<te.*<!Sl». J0. The Blue Tit It is common and generally distributed throughout ourislands, becoming rather scarce and more local in the north-west of Scotland. THE CRESTED TIT Parus cristatus, Linnseus A few favoured spots in Scotland are the only resorts ofthis bird in our islands. It is a forest species, haunting pine woods, from whichit seldom wanders far. Like the Marsh Tit, it frequentlyexcavates its own nesting-hole, which is generally at nogreat distance from the ground. In all its actions andhabits it resembles its congeners. The sexes are alike. The general colour above is olivebrown, beneath white, turning to buff on the flanks. Thefeathers of the head are black, broadly edged with whiteand prolonged into a conspicuous crest. A black streakruns backwards from the eye on each side to join its fellowon the nape, whence it turns forward and encircling thecheeks, which are white mottled with black, joins up withthe black chin. Length 4-5 in.; wing 2-5 in. The young are dull
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