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Tit. Like its namesake, the Blue Tit, it is much 

 persecuted by gardeners, who consider it damages 

 the fruit buds, when it is in reaHty freeing them from 

 insects. It is also very fond of fat, and may easily 

 be tempted by a piece of fat bacon or even a tallow 

 candle. 



Its notes remind one very much of the noise made 



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in sharpening a saw, for which reason it is sometimes 

 known as the " Saw-sharpener ". Its plumage is very 

 pretty ; the top of the head, breast and throat are 

 black, a patch of white on either cheek, and a bar of 

 white across the wings ; the cheeks and sides are a 

 dull yellow. 



It is an early breeder, making its nest as a rule in 

 the hole^of a tree or wall ; and not infrequently the 



