2i 4 BRITISH BIRDS 



The Blue Tit. This bird is a miniature presentment 

 of the Great Tit and might pass readily enough for its 

 big brother, but it has no black on its head. 



The Long-tailed Tit. See Introduction, page 8. 



The Marsh Tit has the head black and the back 

 brownish grey ; while the Crested Tit is ornamented with 

 an upstanding crest of black feathers, more than an inch 

 long and tipped with white. 



The Blue, Marsh, and Crested Tits measure each about 

 4^ inches, of which the tail accounts for i^ inches. 



THE TOWILLY. See Sanderling. 



THE TREE SPARROW. See under Sparrows. 



THE TUFTED DUCK. See under Ducks. 



THE TURNSTONE. See under Plovers. 



THE TURTLE DOVE. See under Doves, 



THE TWITE. See under Linnets. 



THE WAGTAILS. 



These are among the prettiest and most graceful of 

 our birds, and number five species, either indigenous or 

 visitors to this country, where they frequent meadows and 



