THE MAESH TIT. 



Parus palmtris. 

 Parus atricapillus. 



HIS pretty and sprightly little 

 bird is to be found in Great 

 Britain all through the year. 

 It can scarcely be called a 

 common variety, although it 

 is tolerably well distributed 

 over most parts of the 

 country, without being very 

 numerous in any particular 

 locality. It occurs with less 

 frequency in Ireland and the 

 north of Scotland than in 

 any other portions of the 

 kingdom. In different dis- 

 tricts the Marsh Tit has had 

 various titles bestowed on 

 it, amongst which may be 

 mentioned Smaller Oxeye, 

 Willow Biter, Joe Bent, and 

 Black Cap. 



Although generally known 

 as the Marsh Tit, the bird is 

 by no means an inhabitant 

 of wet or marshy places; 



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