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ad. (Algeria). Kesembles P. ater, but the cheeks, ear-coverts, and 

 sides of the neck are bright lemon-yellow ; the nuchal patch yellowish 

 white ; the back greenish grey, with a tinge of olive, rather brighter on 

 the rump, and the under parts lemon-yellow. Culmen 0'4, wing 2*5, 

 tail 2'0, tarsus 075 inch. 



Hob. Algeria. 



It inhabits the evergreen oak woods and conifer groves, and 

 is not uncommon. In its general habits it resembles P. ater, 

 but its note is described as peculiar, being something between 

 the loud bell-like note of P. major and the well-known call of 

 P. ater. It breeds like its congeners in holes in trees, and its 

 eggs resemble those of P. ater, but the spots are, as a rule, 

 smaller. 



243. MARSH TITMOUSE. 



PARUS PALUSTRIS. 



Parus palustris, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 341 (1766) ; Naum. iv. p. 50, Taf. 

 94, fig. 2 ; Hewitson, i. p. 157, pi. xl. tig. 1 ; Gould, B. of E. iii. 

 pi. 155, fig. 2 ; id. B. of Gt. Brit. ii. pi. xxvii ; Newton, i. p. 495 ; 

 Dresser, iii. p. 99, pts. 108, 109, figs. 1, 2 ; Gadow. Cat. B. Br. Mus. 

 viii. p. 49 ; Saunders, p. 107 ; Lilford, ii. p. 106, pi. 46 ; P. meri- 

 dionalisj Liljeb. Naumaimia, ii. p. 100 (1852) ; P.dresseri, Stejneger, 

 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 200 (1886). 



Mesange nonnette, French ; Herrerillo, Span. ; Cinda-bigia, 

 Ital. ; Sumpfmeise, German ; Zwartkopmees, Dutch ; Sumpmeise, 

 Dan. and Norweg. ; Karrmcs, Swed. ; Ko-gara, Jap. ; Bolotnaya 

 sinitchka, Russ. 



ad. (Sweden). Crown to beyond the occiput and upper throat deep 

 black with a strong gloss ; upper parts greyish brown, tinged with olive, 

 paler on lower back and rump ; wings and tail greyish brown, with paler 

 external margins ; tail even ; sides of the head and of the neck white ; under 

 parts dull white ; the flanks and under tail-coverts washed with pale buff ; 

 bill blackish ; legs plumbeous ; iris brown. Culmen 0'35, wing 2'25, 

 tail 1*85, tarsus 0'55 inch. 



Hob. Europe, from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean ; Asia 

 Minor, and Asia as far east as Japan, subject, however, to slight 

 climatic variations as below stated. 



In habits this Titmouse differs but little from its allies, in 

 company with which it is often seen during its winter wander- 

 ings. It frequents woods, especially in damp localities, gardens, 

 orchards, hedge-rows, etc., and is less often seen in high forest 

 trees than the Coal Titmouse. It feeds on insects of various 



