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Back olive-green. Wings and tail blue. A white bar on the wings. Throat 

 and middle line of the belly black. Irides and belly yellow. The female has 



the crown grey, and tbe list of the belly indistinct Nest, in the holes ol" trees 



or walls, of moss lined with feathers and hair — Eggs 6 or 8, white, spotted 

 with brown — This species is common in gardens. 



93. P. cristatus. Crested Titmouse. — Crown feathers elon- 

 gated, and, with those on the cheeks and sides of the neck, 

 black with white margins. 



Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 340. Temm. Orn. i. 290 In fir-woods, 



Scotland. 



Length 4|, breadth 84 inches ; weight 2£ drams. Bill black. Irides 

 hazel. Feet lead-coloured. A black stroke crosses the cheek, under the eve, 

 and turns back under the ear at an acute angle. Chin and throat black ; 

 above, yellowish-brown with a tinge of yellow ; beneath, white tinged with 

 ochreous yellow. In the female, the black on the throat is more circumscrib- 

 ed, and the crest is less distinct — Nest in hollow trees. Eggs 10, white, with 

 reddish spots — This species is unknown in England. According to Latham 

 and Montagu, it inhabits the pine forests of Glenmore. 



94. P. caudatus. Long-tailed Titmouse. — Crown, cheeks, 

 and throat white ; across the eye, nape and back black/ 



Will. Orn. 176. Linn. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 394. Temm. 

 Orn. i. 296 — E, Huckmuck, Bottle-torn, Long- tail Mag, Capon or 



Pie, Mumruffin ; W. Y-Benloyn-gynffonhir In woods and hedges. 



Length b\ inches ; weight 2 drams. Bill and legs black. Irides hazel ; 

 margin of the eye-lids yellow. Back rose-red ; belly ash-grey, with a rosy 

 hue. Quills black ; secondaries edged with grey. Tail with the four middle 

 feathers black, the others tipped and obliquefv marked with white on the outer 

 webs. Female like the male. — Nest in the fork of a tree, of an oval form, 

 with two openings, and constructed with lichens and wool, lined with feathers. 



Eggs 9 to 12, white, sparingly marked with rusty spots The young have 



the cheeks spotted, and associate with their parents during winter, frequently 

 shifting quarters. 



95. P. hiarmicus. Bearded Titmouse. — Head and nape 

 grey ; cheeks black ; throat white. 



Linn. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 396. Temm. Orn. i. 298 W, Y- 



Barfog — Among reeds in marshes, England. 

 Length 6J inches. Bill orange- yellow, a little bent ; the upper mandible 

 the longest. Irides gamboge-yellow. Legs black. Cheek-feathers loose. 

 Back and belly yellowish-brown. Quills blackish-grey, edged Avith white. 

 Tail orange-brown, the external feathers with their outer webs and tips pale 

 reddish-white. Under tail-covers black. The female is destitute of black 

 cheeks — Nest among rushes (unknown in Britain). Eajgs 6 0178, reddish, 

 with brown spots. Young are of a bright reddish colour. 



Gen. XLII. SITTA. Nuthatch.— Bill slightly compres- 

 sed, angular. Hind-toe strong. 



96. S. europcea. Common Nuthatch. — Chin and cheeks white; 

 a black band across the eve and ear-covers. 



Sitta seu Picus cinereus, Will. Orn. 98. Sibb. Scot. 15 S. eur., Linn. 



Syst. i. 177. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 255. Temm. Orn. i. 407 E, Nut- 



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