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resides among the reeds and other aquatic plants, 

 clinging to their stems in the manner of the 

 other Tits, Siskins, and Redpoles. The nest? 

 generally placed in a tuft of grass or rushes on 

 the ground, is composed of leaves of grass and 

 sedge, lined with panicles of seeds. The eggs, 

 five or six in number, are white, with a few light 

 red lines and dots. The food of the Bearded 

 Titmouse consists of aquatic irisects and their 

 larvse, with the seeds of such grasses and plants 

 as are found in moist situations. 



TITMOUSE, BLUE. 



PAETJS CGERULEUS, Lin. 



This beautiful and lively species is very common 

 in most districts, frequenting gardens, orchards, 

 and woods, where it feeds on insects, larvse, seeds, 

 and various other substances. In winter it is 

 often seen about farm-yards, the doors of country 

 houses, and dunghills, where it picks up grain and 

 other matters. In spring it commits great havoc 

 among the birds, probably while it is in search of 

 insects. The nest, which is placed in the chink 

 of a wall, under the eaves or thatch of a cottage, 

 or in the hollow of a tree, is composed of moss, 

 grass, and wool, lined with hair and feathers. 

 The eggs, the numbers of which vary from six to 

 ten, or more, are of a reddish white, irregularly 



