To one of them, not bigger than a tomtit, we have given the name of coach-whip, from its note exactly resembling the smack of a whip.
"A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson"
Watkin Tench
Entering it suddenly one day, a tomtit flew from side to side in great agitation, and then dropped on the floor and allowed me to pick it up without an effort to escape.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
The tomtit also packs, and flies in small parties almost all the year round.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies