78 PARID-E. 



pi. 32 ; Scfiim, Eiirop. Faun. p. 221 ; Kjm-bdllinr/, Danmarks Fu(jh, 



pi. 23; Ktulemans, Onze Vvgels, pi. IG; Booth, Ruugli Azotes, 



pi. -. 

 Parus russicus, Gm. Reise (lurch Russl. ii. p. 16o, t. 10 (1774). 

 Bearded Titmouse, Lath. Gen. Syn. ii. pt. 2, p. 552 (1783). 

 Calamopliilus biarruicus, Leach, Syst. Cat. Mamm. i-^c. B7-it. Mus. p. 17 



(1816) ; Licht. Nomencl. p. 37 ; Selys-Longch. Faune Beige, p. 103 ; 



Thompson, Nat. Hist. Ireland, p. 213 ; Butler, 8tr. F. 1876, p. 154 ; 



Dresser, B. Fur. iii. p. 49, pi. 102. 

 Panuiiis biarmicus, Koch, System, haier. Zool. p. 201, Taf. v. fig. 43 



(bill aiid tongue figured) { Bp. C. A. p. 231(1850); Cab. 3Ius. 



Hein. i. p. SO ; Salvad. Faun. Ital. ii. p. 64 ; Sundev. Av. Meth. 



Tent. p. 30 ; IJanford ^ Broion, Ibis, 1875, p. 303 ; David 8f Ous- 



talef, Ois. Chine, p. 295 ; Prjev. in Raid. Orn. Misc. p. 191, sp. 91 



(1877). 

 Mystacimis biarmicus, Boie, Isis, 1822, p. 556. 

 ^githalus biarmicus, Boie, Isis, 1826, p. 975 : Gray, Uand-l. B. i. 



p. 237, no. 3428 (18G9). 

 Myf^tacinns russicus, Brelnn, Vog. Deidschl. p. 474 (1831). 

 Mystacinus arundinaceus, Brehm, Vog. Deidschl. p. 474 (1831). 

 Mystacinus dentatus, Brehm, Vog. DeutscM. p. 474 (1831). 

 Parus barbatus (Briss.), Pall. Zoogr. Rosso-As. p. 549 (1831) ; Hol- 

 land. Wirbelthiere Pommerns, p. GO (1871). 

 Calamopliilus barbatus, Keys. 8f Blasius, Wirb. Eur. p. xliii (1840). 

 Hypenites barbatus, Gloger, Handb. Naturg. p. 281 (1842). 

 Mystacinus barbatus, Schleg. Handl. Dierk. p. 350 (1857). 

 Paroides biarmicus, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 193 (1847). 

 Panuriis barbatus, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 208. 



Male. Head above pale bluish grey ; lores, region in front of the 

 eye, and cheeks deep black; the feathers of the latter are elongated 

 and, being directed backwards, form a long moustache ; hind neck, 

 mantle, and entire back burnt sienna ; tail-feathers like the bacli but 

 rather darker, except the two outermost pairs, which are blackish at 

 their basal half and pale grey at the rest ; scapulars white tinged 

 fulvous ; lesser wing-coverts greyish, the greater and median ones 

 black, edged with rusty red ; the primary- coverts and primary quills 

 dark brown, with broad white margins to the outer webs ; secondaries 

 brown, with broad rusty-red edges ; chin, throat, and upper breast 

 white, with a slight bluish-grey tinge ; sides of neck and breast 

 •with a pink tinge ; middle of abdomen, under tail-coverts, and thighs 

 whitish creamy, sides and flanks like the hack ; under tail-coverts deep 

 black ; bill pale orange ; feet black ; iris orange-yellow. Total 

 length 6 inches, culmen 0-35, wing 2-35, tail 3-3, tarsus 0-75-0-8. 



Female. Head above greyish fawn ; no moustache ; under tail- 

 coverts fawn-colour. All the other parts coloured as in the male, 

 but not so bright ; feathers of the back with dark-brown longitudinal 

 central streaks. 



Young. Centre of back and part of the mantle dull black ; rest 

 of upper back and hind neck pale buff; the central tail-feathers 

 have the basal two thirds pale buff, the rest black^brown ; the other 

 pairs tipped with white ; underparts pale buff, whitish on the throat, 

 centre of breast, and abdomen. 



