PARIDAt—TITMICE. 51 
sides of throat deep sooty-black ; back ashy-brown; wings and 
tail greyish-brown with white edges ; breast and abdomen white, 
the former slightly shaded with brown on sides ; bill, legs and 
feet lead-colour ; irides dark brown. Length 5°25 to 5°5 
inches ; culmen 0°3; wimg 2°85; tail 2°4 ; tarsus 0°75. 
Adult Female: Similar, but has the black parts browner. 
Adult (Winter): Similar, but duller. The white parts 
being tinged with brown, and the back feathers edged with 
brown. 
Young: Differs from adult in having crown distinctly brown ; 
throat pale sooty-brown ; under surface pale brownish-white. 
Distribution: Resident in Hungary, Greece, Southern 
Russia, Asia Minor, and Palestine. 
Habitat : Woods and olive groves. 
LAPP. TIT. 
Parus cinctus odd. 
Adult: Crown dull brown, this colour extending far on to 
back ; superciliary region dark brown; dack hazel-brown ; 
primaries blackish, externally margined with whitish ; tail black, 
washed with grey, outer feathers edged with white ; sides of 
head and neck white ; ‘throat brownish-black ; breast and 
abdomen rust-colour, shading to whitish in centre; bill black, 
legs and feet pale violet; irides reddish-brown. Length 5:2 
inches ; culmen 0°35; wing 2°8; ¢az/ 2°S ; tarsus 0°7. 
Young: Much paler than adult and with a greyer tinge : 
the dull brown of the head not extending so far on to the back. 
Distribution : Breeds commonly in Lapland. 
Habitat: Birch and pine woods. 
BLUE TIT.“ 
Parus ceeruleus Zzm7. 
Adult: Crown light blue, surrounded by white ; collar 
and line through eye black; nape and cheeks white; back 
yellowish-green, paler on rump; w/ugs blackish with ddue 
external margins, crossed by single bar of white and innermost 
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