ALPINE TITMOUSE. 

 (Parus alpinus.) 



PA. niger subtus rufescens nigro maculata, linea alba a basi rostri 



ad cervicem decurrente. 

 Black Titmouse, beneath rufescent, spotted with black, with a 



white line running from the base of the beak to the top of the 



neck. 

 Parus alpinus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. l. 1012. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 



569. 21. 

 Alpine Titmouse. Lath. Syn. Sup. II. 256. 3. 



THIS bird is found in Persia : it is the size of 

 the Long-tailed Titmouse : the feathers on the 

 upper parts of the body are black, with ash-co- 

 loured edges : from the base of the beak to the 

 nape of the neck there is a white line: quills 

 black : under parts of the body pale rufous, with 

 black spots : tail black, slightly forked, and marked 

 with a wedge-shaped white spot : hind claw very 

 long in proportion to the rest. 



