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THE LONG-TAILED TIT. 



J'linis crn(d/ii/is. 



":^HE Long-tailed Tit, or, as it 

 is very frequently called, 

 the " Eotjtle Tit,'' as will be 

 seen by a glance at the illus- 

 tration, is diminutive in its 

 size and peculiar in its ap- 

 pearance. Dr. Lea ch and 

 many other naturalists have 

 hesij:ated to regard this little 

 bird as belong-ing to the 

 true Tjts ; and Mr. Yarrell 

 thus points out the dif- 

 ferences that suggested the 

 separation : — ■ " The five 

 species of T_its (viz., the Blue, 

 the Crested, the Coje, the 

 jNIarsh, and the Great Tit) 

 have short tails, almost even 

 or square at the end, the 

 feathers being nearly of uni- 

 form length ; legs, toes, and 

 claws rather short and 

 strong ; their nests are 

 loosely put together, gener- 



