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PARIM. 



INSESSORES. 



DENTIR OSTR ES. 



PARlDjE. 



THE GREAT TIT. 

 Parus major. 



Parus major., Tfa Great Titmouse, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 532. 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



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



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 80. 



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



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 121. 



The Great Tit, GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. viii. 



Misange Charbonniere TEMM. Man d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 287. 



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

 pressed, 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. 



