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 PARUS MAJOK. (MNN.) 



Greater Titmouhe, Ox-kvk. 



The Greater Titmouse breeds in the holes of trees ; its 

 nest is of moss and feathers, with some hair ; its eggs are, 

 however, sometimes laid upon the fine particles of the rotten 

 wood alone ; they are from seven to eleven in number, and 

 are, as I stated, when speaking of that bird, exceedingly si- 

 milar to those of the Nuthatch. — Figs. 1 and 2. 



PARUS ATER. (linn.) 

 Cole Titmouse. 



The Cole Titmouse also breeds in the holes of trees, usu- 

 ally at a less elevation from the ground than the other spe- 

 cies, sometimes in cavities which occur amongst the exposed 

 roots ; or, as mentioned by Mr. Selby, in the entrance of a 

 mouse<hole ; the nest is of moss, wool, hair, and feathers, and 

 the eggs from six to eight in number. — Fig. 3. 



