. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. Blue Tit: Farus carukus. Locally " Pick-cheese" and " Blue-cap " (E. A. F.). A very abundant resident. The following is taken from the Chelms- ford Chronicle of June 6th, 1884 : " In a hole one inch in diameter in one of the buffers of railway carnage No. 79, the property of the Great Eastern Railway Com- pany, which makes daily excursions be- tween Thorpe andClac- ton-on-Sea [fivemiles], a Tomtit has made its nest, laid its eggs, and is at the present sitting upon them. » » * The buffer
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. Blue Tit: Farus carukus. Locally " Pick-cheese" and " Blue-cap " (E. A. F.). A very abundant resident. The following is taken from the Chelms- ford Chronicle of June 6th, 1884 : " In a hole one inch in diameter in one of the buffers of railway carnage No. 79, the property of the Great Eastern Railway Com- pany, which makes daily excursions be- tween Thorpe andClac- ton-on-Sea [fivemiles], a Tomtit has made its nest, laid its eggs, and is at the present sitting upon them. » » * The buffer * * is often in violent concussion with other carriages. Not- withstanding this fact, the bird is always to be found on its nest. BLUE TIT, y^. ^t the end of the day's work, the carriage is shunted at Thorpe for the night, and at that period the male bird invariably pays a visit to its ; Crested Tit: Farus cristatus. A scarce and local resident in certain parts of Scotland, but only a very rare and accidental straggler to England, though two or three individuals are said to have been either seen or killed at or near Saf- fron Walden at different times in the first half of the century. It is now all but impossible to substantiate these unsatisfactory records, which must, therefore, pass for what they are worth. Mr. Joseph Clarke relates (24) that two were killed at Ashdon in 1829, one of which was in the possession of Joseph Stager (?), a bird-stuffer. The late Mr. , ., Chater of Saffron Walden also informed CRESTED TIT, male, %. KT ^, , , 1 -11 J • T_' Mr. Clarke that one was killed m his Nursery in 1844. Mr. Travis informs me that he saw one whilst walking in Audley End Park many years Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Christy, Miller, b. 1861. Chelmsford, E. Durrant &
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