X THE MARSH TIT. 



Farus palustris. 

 rarus atricapiUun. 



HIS pretty and sprightly little 

 bird is to be found in Great 

 Britain all^ through the year. 

 It can scarcely be called a 

 common variety, althoug-h it 

 is tolerably well distributed 

 over most parts of the 

 country, without being- very 

 numerous in any particular 

 locality. It occurs with less 

 frequency in Ireland and the 

 north of Scotland than in 

 any other jiortions of the 

 kingdom. In differeiit dis- 

 tricts the MarshJTit has had 

 varjous titles bestowed on 

 it, amongst which may be 

 mentioned Smaller Oxeyc, 

 Willow Biter, Joe Beiit, and 

 Blaclv_Cap. 



Although generally known 

 as the Marsh Tit, the bird is 

 by no means an inhal)itant 

 of wet or marshy places ; 



