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Cole Tit, Yarr. ed. 1, i. p. 337. 

 Parus britannicus, Dresser, iii. p. 93. 



Britannicus = British, because not hitherto found out of Great Britain. 



This olive-backed form of the Coal Tit is peculiar to the 

 British Islands, and seems to be much more common now 

 than formerly, breeding in every county in all suitable loca- 

 lities. (Cf. Dresser, /. c.) 



Parus palustris. MARSH-TITMOUSE. 

 Parus palustris, Linnaeus, S. N. i. p. 341 (1766). 



Parus palustris, Naum. iv. p. 50 ; Macg. ii. p. 445 ; Hewitson, 

 p. 157 ; Gray, p. 63 ; Yarr. ed. 2, i. p. 372 ; id. ed. 3, i. 

 p. 397; Newton, i. p. 495 ; Harting, p. 21 ; Dresser, iii. 

 p. 99. 



Po3cile palustris, Gould, ii. pi. 27. 



Marsh Tit, Yarr. ed. 1, i. p. 340. 



Pdlustris = marshy, or frequenting marshes ; from pdlus = a marsh. 



This species breeds and appears to be resident throughout 

 Europe. In Great Britain it is somewhat local : it is 

 commonest in England, rarer in Scotland, and has been only 

 recorded in one or two instances in Ireland. 







Parus cseruleus. BLUE TITMOUSE. 



Parus cseruleus, Linnaus, S. N. i. p. 341 (1766). 



Parus co3ruleus, Naum. iv. p. 62 ; Macg. ii. p. 431. 



Parus cseruleus, Hewitson, p. 151 ; Gray, p. 62 ; Yarr. ed. 2, 

 i. p. 362 ; id. ed. 3, i. p. 387 ; Newton, i. p. 483 ; Gould, 

 ii. pi. 24 ; Harting, p. 20 ; Dresser, iii. p. 131. 



Blue Tit, Yarr. ed. 1, i. p. 330. 



Cceruleus = blue. 



A common resident, breeding in every county in suitable 

 localities. Found throughout Central and Southern Europe, 

 rarely straggling as far north as the Arctic Circle. 



