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VERTEBRATA. AVES. 



Parus* the Tits. 





LONG-TAILED TIT (P. Caudatus), AND NEST. 



The well known, saucy, and most perseveringly 

 active little creatures, commonly called Titmice, 

 have a bill remarkably small, but very strong and 

 efficient. They feed indifferently on seeds or insects, 

 which latter they search for with unwearied industry, 

 prying into every little crevice about the branches of 

 trees. Few birds construct nests so snug and com- 

 pact as these, of which the bottle-like nest of the 

 Long-tailed Tit (P. Caudatus) is a familiar example. 



* The Latin name of the genus. 



