YOUNG TITMICE, 



THE GREAT TITMOUSE. 



PARUS MAJOR. 



ADMIRABLY adapted in structure for the life they 

 have to lead, the Tits may be regarded as amongst 

 the most noteworthy of the smaller woodland birds. 

 Their hard and somewhat conical bills indicate their 

 seed-eating propensity, although, as we shall see 

 later, they prey largely at certain seasons upon 

 insects ; while their strong feet and curved claws 



