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The Cole Tit 



F care is not exercised one is liable at 

 first sight to mistake this bird for its 

 less widely distributed relative, the Marsh 

 Tit. Both are of about the same size and 

 general appearance, and their habits do not 

 differ very widely. There is, however, one 

 point of difference which secures the identity 

 of each. The Marsh Tit is all black on the 

 crown and back of the head, whereas the 

 Cole Tit has a broad white mark running 

 down the back of its head. 



The call notes, too, differ, but it would 

 be hard to describe to what extent in 

 words ; experience in the woods alone can 

 reveal this. 



The Cole Tit is a frequenter of planta- 

 tions, woods and spinneys, where you may 

 see it busy the livelong day industriously 

 examining crevices and crannies in the 

 trunks and branches of trees for larvae. 



It does not matter to this nimble little 



