THE BEARDED TIT, OR REED BIRD, 



Parus biarmicus, Linn^us ; La M^sange barbue, Buffon ; Die Bartmeise, 

 Bechstein. 



This singular species is somewhat in shape like the oxeye. 

 It is six inches and a half in length, and measures ten and a 

 quarter across the expanded wings ; the tail is two and three 

 quarters. The beak is four lines long, a little bent at the 

 point, and is orange during life, but becomes pale yellow after 

 death ; it is surrounded at the base with black hairs. The iris 

 is yellow ; the shanks are one inch high, and black ; the head 

 is pale ash grey; a tuft of black feathers, which are placed 

 under the eyes and terminate in a point, is no very alight 



