. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 5+6 MY GARDEN. generally decamp forthwith to other places where they are not so cruelly treated. We have also the Greater Titmouse {Parus major, fig. 1175), the Cole Tit {Parus ater, fig. 1176), the Marsh Tit {Parus palustris), and the Long-tailed Tit {Parus caudatus, fig. 1177). In the severe winter of 1870-71, when many of the small birds perished from cold and hunger, they were so pressed for food that they were readily caught in a trap baited with a piece of fat bac
. My garden, its plan and culture together with a general description of its geology, botany, and natural history. Gardening. 5+6 MY GARDEN. generally decamp forthwith to other places where they are not so cruelly treated. We have also the Greater Titmouse {Parus major, fig. 1175), the Cole Tit {Parus ater, fig. 1176), the Marsh Tit {Parus palustris), and the Long-tailed Tit {Parus caudatus, fig. 1177). In the severe winter of 1870-71, when many of the small birds perished from cold and hunger, they were so pressed for food that they were readily caught in a trap baited with a piece of fat bacon. Several titmice. Fig. 1176.—Cole Titmouse Fig. 1177.—Long tailed Titmouse. Fig. 1178.—Golden-crested Wren. thus procured were placed by the gardener in the Fernery, where they enjoyed the genial temperature, and soon made themselves very much at home; they cleared every plant of aphis, coccus, or any other insect they could find, and when I had my luncheon were quite ready to share with me my frugal repast. But at the very earliest oppor- tunity they proved themselves unthankful for the kindness shown to them, and flew away through the first crack in the glass they could find. The long-tailed titmouse is remarkable for the beauty of its long nest, which is greatly prized by boys. The Golden-crested Wren {Regulus cristatus, fig. 1178) visits us, but I do not remember to have seen its suspended nest, which is generally fixed in a fir-tree. It is the smallest of all birds, and towards autumn congregates in the woods round London, at Weybridge, and also in Hert- fordshire, where hundreds may frequently be observed flying from tree to tree, picking out every insect and every insect's e^g they can find. My garden is rich in Warblers. The Grasshopper Warbler {Sylvia locustella) has been heard. The Sedge Warbler {Sylvia Phrag-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance
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