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ORDER PASSERES. 121 



of olive, and whitish instead of yellow. It inhabits, 

 by preference, large woods of fir-trees. 



The Black-cap Titmouse. Parus Palmtris. L. 

 Enl. 3. a. 



Ash-colour above, whitish beneath : a black coif. 



The Blue Titnwuse. Parus Cei'uleus. Enl. 

 t. 3. f. 2. 



Rather olive above ; yellowish beneath ; the top of 

 the head a fine blue ; the cheek white, edged on all 

 sides with black; the forehead white. A pretty 

 little bird, common enough in coppices. 



The Crested Titmouse. Pants Cristatus. Enl. 

 t. 502. f. 2. Albin. t. 57. 



Brown above ; whitish beneath ; the throat and circle 

 of the cheek black ; a small tuft, speckled with black 

 and white. 



The long-tailed Titmouse. Parus Gaudatus. Enl. 

 502. 5. ? Frisch. t. 14. f. 2. 5 



Black above ; wing-coverts brown ; top of the head 

 and all beneath, white ; tail longer than the body. 

 It makes its nest on the branches of small treesy and 

 covers it above. 



The Crested Titmouse. Parus Bicolor. Lin. Wils. 

 A. O. 8. Cat. 1. 57. 



Crested ; lead-coloured ; beneath whitish ; flank tinged 

 with dull reddish orange. North America. 



