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Back olive-green. Wings and tail blue. A white bar on the wings. Throat 

 and middle line of the belly black. Irides and belly yellow. The female has 

 the crown grey, and the list of the belly indistinct — Nest, in the holes of trees 

 or walls, ot moss lined with feathers and hair — Eggs 6 or 8, white, spotted 

 with brown This species is common in gardens. 



93. P. cristatus. Crested Titmouse. — Crown feathers elon- 

 gated, and, with those on the cheeks and sides of the neck, 

 black with white margins. 



Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 340. Temm. Orn. i. 290 — In fir-woods, 

 Scotland. 

 Length 4|, breadth 8^ inches ; weight 2^ drams. Bill black. Irides 

 hazel. Feet lead-coloured. A black stroke crosses the cheek, under the eye, 

 and turns back under the ear at an acute angle. Chin and throat black ; 

 above, yellowish-brown with a tinge of yellow ; beneath, white tinged with 

 cchreous yellow. In the female, the black on the throat is more circumscrib- 

 ed, and the crest is less distinct Nest in hollow trees. Eggs 10, white, with 



reddish spots. — This species is unknown in England. According to Latham 

 and Montagu, it inhabits the pine foi'ests of Glenmore. 



94. P. caudatus. Long-tailed Titmouse. — Crown, cheeks, 

 and throat white ; across the eye, nape and back black. ^ 



Will. Orn. 176. Linn. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 394. Temm. 



Orn. i. 296 — E, Huckmuck, Bottle-tora, Long-tail Mag, Capon or 



Pie, Mumruffin ; W. Y-Benloyn-gynfFonhir — In woods and hedges. 



Length 5^ inches ; weight 2 drams. Bill and legs black. Irides hazel ; 



margin of the eye-lids yellow. Back rose-red ; belly ash-grey, with a rosy 



hue. Quills black ; secondaries edged with gi"ey. Tail with the four middle 



feathers black, the others tipped and obliquely marked with white on the outer 



webs. Female like the male. — Nest in the fork of a tree, of an oval form, 



with two openings, and constructed with lichens and wool, lined with feathers. 



Eggs 9 to 12, white, sparingly marked with rusty spots. — The young have 



the cheeks spotted, and associate with their parents during winter, frequently 



shifting quarters. 



95. P. bia7'micus. Bearded Titmouse. — Head and nape 

 grey ; cheeks black ; throat white. 



Lin7i. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 396. Temm. Orn. i. 298 W, Y- 



Barfog — Among reeds in marshes, England. 

 Length 6J inches. Bill orange- yellow, a little bent ; the upper mandible 

 the longest. Irides gamboge-yellow. Legs black. Cheek-feathers loose. 

 Back and belly yellowish-brown. Quills blackish-grey, edged with white. 

 Tail orange-brown, the external feathers with their outer webs and tips pale 

 reddish-white. Under tail-covers black. The female is destitute of black 

 cheeks. — Nest among rushes (unknown in Britain). Eggs 6 or' 8, reddish, 

 with brown spots. Young are of a bright reddish colour. 



Gen. XLII. SITTA. Nuthatch. — Bill shghtly compres- 

 sed, angular. Hind-toe strong. 



96. S. europcea. Common Nuthatch. — Cliin and cheeks white; 

 a black band across the eye and ear-covers. 



Sitta seu Picus cinereus. Will. Orn. 98. Sibb. Scot. 15 S. eur., Linn. 



Syst. i. 177. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 255. Temm.. Orn. i. 407 E, Nut- 



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