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THE MARSH TITMOUSE. 



the nape. I have occasionally seen it in the woods about 

 Paxton. The food of the Marsh Titmouse consists of insects 

 and various seeds and berries. 



Its nest, which is made of moss and grass, and lined 

 with willow down, is placed in a hole of a decayed tree 

 near the ground, which it hollows out, removing the chips 

 to some distance in its bill. The eggs are seven or eight 

 in number, and are white, spotted with light red. 





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