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to remain all the year, inhabiting the pine forests, 
building its nest in the hollows of trees, and feed- 
ing on insects in their different stages, and on the 
small seeds of variousevergreens. It also inhabits 
the forests of Germany, and the fir-covered moun- 
tains of Switzerland. In this country it has 
hitherto been found only in the pine forests of 
the north of Scotland. The Crested Titmouse 
appears partial to woods where fir and oak trees 
abound, the holes in the latter generally serving 
for its nest. The female lays eight or ten white 
egos, varied with a few spots of pale red. 
ETE OU SE: Gann AP; 
Parus MaJor, Lin. 
This species, which is less gregarious than other 
birds of the same genus, is generally distributed in 
wooded and cultivated districts, frequenting woods, 
thickets, and occasionally gardens, where it feeds 
on insects, seeds, buds, &c. It is extremely active, 
and in spring and summer is remarkable for its 
curious song, which resembles the sound pro- 
duced by sharpening the teeth of a saw. Its 
nest, which is usually placed in the hole of a wall, 
or in a hollow space formed expressly in the wood 
of a decayed tree, is composed of moss, leaves, 
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