80 BIRDS. PASSERES. Parus- 



Gen. XLI. PARUS. Titmouse. — Bill short, pointed, sharp 

 edcred. Nostrils concealed in deflected hairs and feathers. 



89. P. major. Great Titmouse or Ox-Eye. — The head, 

 neck, and middle line of the belly black ; the cheeks white. 



Fringillago, sen Pariis major, Will. Orn. 174 — P. m. Sihb. Scott. 18. 



Linn. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 390. Temm. Orn. i. 287 



W, Y-Benloyn-fwyaf. — In woods and gardens. 

 Length 6, breadth 9 inches ; weight 10 drams. Bill black; tongue ending 

 in four filaments. Legs lead-grey. Irides dusky. Back olive-green. Rump 

 and wing-coverts grey, the latter tipj)ed with blue. Quills gi'eenish-grey, 

 with pale edges. Sides of the belly yellowish-white. Tail dusky, outer fea- 

 ther white on the exterior web ; under tail-coverts white. In the female., the 

 black on the head, and the yellow on the sides are less bright, and the black 

 line does not reach the whole length of the belly. Nest in the hole of a tree 

 or wall, of moss lined with hair. Eggs from G to 8, white, with rusty spots. 

 — The food consists of seeds, insects, and carrion — Seldom frequents exposed 

 situations. 



SO. p. ater. Colemouse. — Head, neck, and upper breast 

 black ; cheeks and nape Avhite. 



Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 341. Pcmw. Brit. Zool. i. 392. Temm. 



Orn. i. 288 — W, Y-Benloyn-lj'gliw ; G, Cailcheag-chean-dubh In 



woods. 

 Length 4^, breadth 7 inches ; weight 2 drams. Bill black. Irides hazel. 

 Legs lead-grey. Plumage above greyish ; belly yellowish-white. Covers of 

 the secondaries, and those above, tipped with white, forming two bars across 

 the wing. Female with the white on the cheeks less extended. Nest in holes 

 of old trees near the ground, of moss lined with hair. Eggs 6 or 8, with red- 

 dish spots. Food like the former. — This species seems rare in England. In 

 Scotland it is common in woods. 



91. v. palustris. Marsh-Titmouse. — Head, neck, and tlu'oat 

 black ; cheeks yellowish-wliite. 



Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 393. Temm. 



Orn. i. 291 — E, Little .black -headed Tomtit, Blackcap ; IT-', Penloyn- 



ycyrs. — In woods in England. 

 Length 4^, breadth 8 inches ; weight 3 drams. Bill dusky; irides hazel. 

 Legs lead-grey. Plumage, above, yellowish-gre}' ; beneath brownish-white. 

 Quills and tail bluish-grey, with pale margins. Female with the black on the 

 head less dull, and the throat is spotted with grey. Nest in holes of trees, of 

 moss, lined with thistle or willow down. Eygs from G to 8, white, with brown 



spots This species which is common in England, frequenting brushwood in 



moist situations, has been confounded with the preceding, from which it dif- 

 fers, in wanting the white on the back of the head, and the two white bars on 

 the wings ; in being of a larger size, and in having the tail longer. 



92. P. ccerideus. Blue Titmouse. — Crown blue, with a white 

 border ; cheeks white, with a dark blue border. 



Will. Orn. 175. Sibb. Scot. 18. Lin. Svst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 

 391. Temm. Orn. i. 289 — E, Nun, Tomtit, Hickmall, Blue-cap, Tit- 

 mall, Tinnock, Willow-biter ; S., Ox-eye ; IF, Y Lleian. 

 Length 4^, breadth 8 inches ; weight 3 drams. Bill dusky ; legs, lead- 

 grey. A black line extends from the gape across the eyes to the hind-head. 



