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88. Parus major newtoni Prazak THE BRITISH GREAT 

 TITMOUSE. 



PARUS MAJOR NEWTONI Prazak, Orn. Jahrb., v, p. 239 (1894 England). 

 Parus major Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 479 ; Saunders, p. 103 ; P. m. newtoni 

 Prazak, Hartert, Brit. B., i, p. 213. 



DISTRIBUTION. Confined to British Isles. England, Wales, and 

 Ireland. Resident. Generally distributed. Scotland. Resident. 

 Generally distributed in south and central portions ; becoming 

 scarce and local Inverness and north Argyll, and very rare north of 

 Loch Ness ; in north Sutherland, Caithness, Orkneys and Shetlands 

 Great Tits (whether of this form or P. m. major not ascertained), 

 are only occasional visitors ; breeds Islay, Jura, and Mull, but only 

 rare visitor Skye, and unknown O. Hebrides. 



PARUS C^ERULEUS 



89. Parus caeruleus caeruleus L. THE CONTINENTAL 

 BLUE TITMOUSE. 



PARUS CAERULEUS Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 190 (1758 " Habitat 

 in Europa." Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Parus caeruleus cceruleus L., J. L. Bonhote, Bull. B.O.C., xxvn, p. 101 ; 

 cf. Brit. B., v, p. 109. 



DISTRIBUTION. British Isles. One, Peebleshire (ut supra}. Immi- 

 grations of Blue Tits have been noted, especially in Yorks., where 

 they appear to arrive in most seasons from mid-Sept, to mid-Nov., 

 and large immigrations were recorded end Oct., 1878 (corresponding 

 with a " rush " at Heligoland), in 1889, and Sept., 1901 (Birds Yorks., 

 i, pp. 112-113). No specimens of these migrants have, however, 

 been examined and identified as belonging to this form. 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. From about lat. north 64 in Sweden 

 and 60 in Russia, throughout continental Europe, but replaced by 

 allied forms in Spain, on some of the Mediterranean islands and 

 Canaries, north-west Africa, Persia, and apparently east Russia. 



90. Parus caeruleus obscurus Prazak THE BRITISH BLUE 

 TITMOUSE. 



PARUS C^RULEUS OBSCURUS Prazak, Orn. Jahrb., 1894, p. 246 (England). 

 Parus cceruleus Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 483 ; Saunders, p. 109 ; P. c. 

 obscurus Prazak, Hartert, Brit. B., i, p. 213. 



DISTRIBUTION. Confined to British Isles. England, Wales, and 

 Ireland. Resident. Generally distributed. Scotland. Resident, 

 Generally distributed, but becomes rare and very local in north- 

 west, and apparently only occasional Caithness, and rare wanderer 



