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N° 1. Crimfon-rumped T. N° 4. Indian T. 
2. Crefted T. s. Knjaefcik T. 
3. Alpine T. 
Parus peregrinus, Jud. Orn. ii. p. 564..4.—Mu/. Carlf ii. p. 48. 49 
Crimfon-rumped Titmoufe, Gen. Syn. iv. p. 539. 4. 
N the male, according to the figure in Mfu/. Carif. the head, neck, 
and back, are afh colour: between the bill and eye, and under the 
lafl, dufky black: fore part of the neck and breaft high orange co- 
Jour; rump the fame: bill and vent whitifh: under part of the wings 
pale brimftone; above black; but the bafes of fome are orange, 
making a fpot on the wing: the four middle tail feathers are black, 
the reft black as far as the middle, from thence to the ends orange: 
the female has the upper parts the fame ath colour as the male, but 
paler: the whole of the under parts are dufky white :: rump orange : 
fpot on the wing the fame, but paler: tail as in the male, but more 
of the feathers are tipped with orange: bill and legs in both black. 
This is a doubtful f{pecies, and is fo like the Flammeous Flycatcher 
in fome of its changes (for we have feen feveral. varieties of that bird) 
that it has been with difficulty that we have kept it apart therefrom. 
Parus criflatus, Jad. Orn, ii. p. 567: 14. 
Crefted Titmoufe, Ger. Syn. iv. p. 545. 12: 
E have heard of this fpecies being plentiful in fome parts of 
Scotland, efpecially in the pine forefts, from whence I have re- 
ceived a fpecimen, now in my poffeffion. 
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