CHAPTER VII. 



THE family Paridce, the Titmice, are fond of the water- 

 side, and we are pretty sure to see some of them and hear 

 their call-note as they flit from tree to tree seeking their 

 food. 



THE MARSH TITMOUSE. 



The MARSH TITMOUSE (Parus palustris) is most fre- 

 quently met with among the low alders and bushes on 



THE MARSH TITMOUSE. 



the river-side. The bird is easily distinguished from the 

 coal titmouse from having the crown of the head entirely 

 black, the back and wing-coverts brown, the throat and 

 breast a dull white. 



This bird may also be easily recognised by its call-note, 

 as Alston says, a long-drawn Pey-pey. Seebohm gives it 



as Tay-tay-tay-tay in rapid succession. This author also 



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