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January than during other months. They nest in holes of trees, 

 in April, laying from four to five eggs, white, with very small red 

 spots, similar to those of Parus cceruleus, which they replace in 

 Morocco, and appear to be a variety of that bird constant to this 

 climate." Favier. 



I have never been able to detect the Ultramarine Tit on the 

 Spanish, nor seen the Blue Tit on the Moorish side of the Straits, 

 where the present species is plentiful, their habits &c. being 

 identical. 



The African bird is easily recognized by the greyish-blue back and the 

 deep blackish blue on the crown of the head, as well as on those parts which 

 are cobalt-blue in the European species. 



58. Parus ater, Linnaeus. Trie European Coal-Tit. 



I never met with this species, which, however, is recorded 

 from Granada, Cordova, and Malaga by Arevalo. 



The Algerian Coal-Tit (Parus ledouci] in all probability is to 

 be met with in Morocco. This bird has those parts of the head 

 and nape of the neck lemon-yellow which are white in P. ater, 

 the under surface being also lemon-yellow. 



Head black ; nape and cheeks white ; wing-coverts tipped with white, 

 forming two bars on the wing ; back bluish gre.y in winter. Length 4 

 inches. 



59. Parus palustris, Linnaeus. The Marsh-Tit. 



I did not observe this bird near Gibraltar, but Mr. Saunders, 

 Mr. Stark, and Arevalo all report it from near Granada. 



Back greyish brown ; crown, chin, throat, and nape glossy black. 

 Length 4^ inches. 



60. Parus cristatus, Linnaeus. The Crested Tit. 



Spanish. Capuchino. 



The Crested Tit is resident and common in the Cork-wood of 

 Almoraima, in all the neighbouring pine-woods, and in the 

 valleys and on the hill-sides at the back of Algeciraz up to near 



