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bases ; outermost rectrices almost entirely white ; chin whitish ; 
lower throat almost black, forming a distinct spot; breast and 
centre of abdomen whitish, streaked on former with greyish- 
brown; flank; and vent pale rose; bill, legs and feet black ; 
irides light brownish-red. Length 4°8 inches ; culmen 0°25 ; 
wing 1°35; tail 2°8; tarsus 0°17. 
Distribution: Resident in Turkey, Asia Minor and Persia. 
Habitat: Similar to A. caudata. 
Genus PARUS. 
GREAT TIT. 
Parus major Linz. 
Adult: Crown and throat glossy black with deep blue lustre ; 
cheeks and portion of nape white ; back yellowish-green ; quills 
blackish, margined externally with grey ; tail washed with dark 
grey ; deneath, sides of body dull greenzsh-vellow ; chest and 
centre of abdomen black ; bill black; legs and feet plumbeous ; 
inides dark brown. Length 5°8 inches; culmen 0°4; wing 3; 
tail 2°5 ; tarsus 0°75. 
Adult Female: Similar, but slightly paler in coloration. 
Young: Similar to adult female, but much duller and 
black stripe on abdomen less noticeable. 
Distribution: Resident in the British Islands, Central and 
Southern Europe, Eastern Asia, and in parts of Northern 
Africa. 
. Habitat: Forests, plantations, gardens, &c. 
COAL. Tit. x 
Parus ater Zznn. 
Adult: Head, sides of nape, throat and chest glossy black ; 
cheeks and sides of neck white, back slaty-blue ; rump washed 
with brown ; wings and tail greyish-black, margined with light 
grey ; abdomen whitish ; flanks washed with buff; bill blackish ; 
legs and feet lead colour; irides brown. Length 4°25 inches ; 
culmen 0°3; wing 2°45; tail 1°8 to 2; tarsus 0°65. 
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