GREAT TIT. 



IN8RSSORES. 



DE\TIROSTRES. 



383 



PAPIDM. 



THE GREAT TIT. 



Parus major. 



ii"'j"i', Tlie Great Titmouse, 



The Great Tit, 



PEXX. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 532. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 

 BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 282. 

 FLEM. Brit. An. p. 80. 

 SELBT, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 233. 

 JENYXS, Brit. Vert. p. 121. 

 GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



M esange Charbonniere, TEMM.Man.d'Ornith.vol.i.p.287. 



PARUS. Generic Characters. Beak strong, short, rather conical, slightly 

 compressed, sharp-pointed, and hard. Nostrils basal, round, covered with 

 reflected bristly feathers. Wings the first quill-feather very short ; the 

 second not so long as the third ; the fourth or fifth the longest. Feet with 

 three toes before and one behind ; the anterior toes divided to their origin ; 

 the hind toe strong, and armed with a long, hooked claw. 



