THE TITS. 



1 Greater Tit. 2 Blue Tit 3 Coal Tit. 4 Marsh Tit. 



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This group consists of Tits, or Titmice, found in Britain. They are a numerous family of birds, and 

 different species of them are found in almost every part of the globe. 



. The Gre ater Tit, called also the Ox-eye, is about six inches long. It is very common in woods and 

 thickets. Its note is not remarkable, but various, and it can imitate other birds. 



The Blue Til mouse, or Tomtit, is short and compact, but very pretty. It is very courageous. The 

 female is very tenacious of her nest, and in the defence of it, often sulTers herself to be taken rather than 

 quit it, and when taken out, will return again to its protection. 



The Coal Tit resembles the Tomtit, but is smaller, only four inches long, and with duller plumage. It 

 builds its nest with much neatness in the hollows of trees. 



The Marsh Tit, a little larger than the Coal Tit, is found among reeds and marshes in the northern part 

 of Britain. Its food is chiefly insects, but in winter it feeds on seeds, and is often tempted to visit the 

 birm-yard for pieces of meat, which it eats with much avidity; indeed its appetite is so great that it has 

 been known to consume more than half its own weight of food per day. Thcv dwell together in con- 

 siderable numbers, and are perpetually in motion 



