Society for the Protection of Birds. 
EDUCATIONAL SERIES. Edited by H. E. DRESSER, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 
No. 9.—TITMICE. 
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LONG-TAILED TIT. 
I, Name—TITMOUSE. 
Family—Paride. 
Genus 1.—Acredula. . rosea. Long-tailed Titmouse, 
Genus 2.—Parus. . major. Great Titmouse. 
. ceruleus. Blue Titmouse. 
. britannicus. Coal Titmouse. 
. palustris. Marsh Titmouse. 
. eristatus. Crested Titmouse. 
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Genus 3.—Lophophanes. 
II. General Description. 
Lone-TarLep Trrmousr.—Forehead and crown white ; sides of the crown, nape, and upper 
part of the back black; lower back and scapulars rose coloured ; wings blackish 
brown, the inner quills margined with white; tail long, graduated, black, the outer 
feathers margined and tipped with white; under parts white, the flanks tinged with 
rose. Total length about 6 in., wing 23 in., tail 3,$,in. The female has the head 
more marked with black, and the young are duller in colour and lack the rose 
colour in the plumage. 
Great Trrmouse.—Crown, chin, throat, and a band on the side of the neck bluish black ; 
back yellowish olive; wings blackish brown, externally with paler margins; wing 
coverts blue grey with white tips; tail slate grey, the outer feathers tipped and 
margined with white; cheeks white; under parts yellow with a black central streak. 
Total length about 54 in., wing 3 in., tail 2} im. The female is rather duller, and 
the young have the cheeks tinged with primrose yellow. 
Illustrations by kind permission of Messrs. Longmans, Green, & Co., from “British Birds,” by 
Mr. W. H, Hudson, C.M.Z.S, 
