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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 various evergreens. 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 eggs, varied with a 

 few spots of pale red. 



TITMOUSE, GREAT. 



PAEUS MAJOR, Lin. 

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The Great Titmouse, which is less gregarious 

 than other birds of the same genus, is generally 

 distributed in wooded and cultivated districts, fre- 

 quenting woods, thickets, and occasionally gardens? 

 where it feeds on insects, seeds, buds, &c. It is 

 extremely active, arid in spring and summer is 

 remarkable for its curious song, which resembles 

 the sound produced 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, 



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