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88. Parus major newtoni Prazak — THE BRITISH GREAT 

 TITMOUSE. 



Parus major newtoni Prazak, Orn. Jahrb., v, p. 239 (1804 — England). 

 Parus major Linna?us, Yarrell, i, p. 479 ; Saunders, p. 103 ; P. m. newtoni 

 Prazak, Hartert, Brit. B., i, p. 213. 



Distribution. — Confined to British Isles. Emjland, Wales, and 

 Ireland. — Resident. Generally distributed. Scotland. — Resident. 

 Generally distributed in south and central portions ; becoming 

 scarce and local Inverness and north Argyll, and very rare north of 

 Loch Ness ; in north Sutherland, Caithness, Orkneys and Shetlands 

 Great Tits (whether of this form or P. m. major not ascertained), 

 are only occasional \'isitors ; breeds Islay, Jura, and Mull, but only 

 rare visitor Skve, and unknowTi O. Hebrides. 



PARUS CiERULEUS 



89. Parus caeruleus caeruleus L. — THE CONTINENTAL 

 BLUE TITMOUSE. 



Parus c.eruleus Linnsevis, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 190 (1758 — " Habitat 

 in Europa." Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Parus cceruleus ccerideus L., J. L. Bonhote, Bull. B.O.C., xxvii, p. 101 ; 

 c/. Brit. B., V, p. 109. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — One, Peebleshire {ut supra). Immi- 

 grations of Blue Tits have been noted, especially in Yorks., where 

 they appear to arrive in most seasons from mid-Sept, to mid-Xov., 

 and large immigrations were recorded end Oct., 1878 (corresponding 

 with a " rush " at Heligoland), in 1889, and Sept., 1901 {Birds Yorks., 

 I, pp. 112-113). Xo specimens of these migrants have, however, 

 been examined and identified as belonging to this form. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — From about lat. north 64° in Sweden 

 and 60° in Russia, throughout continental Europe, but replaced by 

 allied forms in Spain, on some of the Mediterranean islands and 

 Canaries, north-west Africa, Persia, and apparently east Russia. 



90. Parus caeruleus obscurus Prazak— THE BRITISH BLUE 

 TITMOUSE. 



Parus c^ruleus obscurus Prazak, Om. Jahrb., 1894, p. 246 (England). 

 Parus cceruleus Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 483 ; Saunders, p. 109 ; P. c. 

 obscurus Prazak, Hartert, Brit. B., i, p. 213. 



Distribution. — Confined to British Isles. England, Wales, and 

 Ireland. — Resident. Generally distributed. Scotland. — Resident. 

 Generally distributed, but becomes rare and very local in north- 

 west, and apparently only occasional Caithness, and rare wanderer 



