PASSRRES— PARID.E 75 



Parus cinctus cinctus lioddacrt. Sii'.erian Tit. 



(^ 9 Crown ami nape grey brown ; scapulars, back and rump 

 reddish brown ; throat sooty black ; face, sides of neck, breast, 

 and centre of abdomen white ; flanks and sides reddish buff. Bill 

 brownish black. Legs and feet plumbeous. Wing ^ 65-68, 

 $ 65-66. Tarsus 16-18. Bill 7. 



Breeds. — N. Scandinavia, south to Dovrefjcld in Norway, 

 N. Russia, W. Siberia. In winter south to Moscow. 



Parus lugubris lugubris Temminck. Sombre Tit. 



^ y Above light brown, crown, nape, and throat black ; 

 cheeks and ear coverts white ; underparts dull white, sides of 

 breast and flanks tinged pale ashy. Bill dark horn. Legs and 

 feet leaden blue. Wing 72-76 (H.). Tarsus 20. Bill 8-9. 



Resident. — I stria, S. Hungary and Rumania to north parts 

 Balkan Peninsula. Rare visitor to N. Italy. 



P. lugubris lugens Brehm. Smaller than typical form. 

 Wing 70-73 (H.). Crown duller and browner. 

 Resident. — Greece. 



Parus palustris palustris L. Marsh Tit. Fr. Nonette; 

 Ger. Sumpfmeise ; Ital. Cincia bigia ; Swed. Karrmes. 



(^ 9 Crown to hind neck black with blue gloss ; back 

 light grey brown, sides of head and neck white ; tail square ; 

 beneath whitish, flanks, undcrtail coverts, and wing coverts 

 washed with buff, centre of throat black. Bill Ijlack. Legs and 

 feet leaden blue. Wing $ 65-67, ? 62-64 (H.). Tarsus 15-16. 

 Bill 7-7.5- 



Resident. — Norway north to 64", S. Sweden, Baltic Provinces, 

 E. Prussia. 



P. palustris stagnatilis Brehm. Back browner, less grey. 

 Bill larger, 7.5-8. 



Resident. — Balkan Peninsula, tlungary and Galicia to S. 

 Russia, Caucasus, and Asia Minor. 



P. palustris communis Baldenstein. Darker brown above than 

 "stagnatilis" ; sides of head buff-tinged. Wing 65-67-5 (H.). 



AVjzV/i?///.— Germany (except E. Prussia), Alps of Austria, W. 

 Hungary, Holland, Belgium, France, N. Spain. 



