﻿TITMOUSE. 541 



+- MARSH T. 



Parus paluftris, Lin. Syjf.u p. 341. N° 8. — Scop. am. i. p. 164. N° 246. — 



Kramer, 379. N° 5. — Mailer, p. 34. N° 286. — Fri/cb. t. 13. — Georgi 



Reife, 175. 

 La Mefange de Marais, ou la Nonette cendree, Brif. orn. iii. p. 555. N° 7. 



— Buf. oif. v. p. 403. — PL enl. iii. f. 3. 

 Parus paluftris, Marfli Titmonfe, or Black-Cap, Rail Syn. p. 73. A. 3, — 



Will. orn. p. 241. pi, 43. — Albin. iii. pi. 58. f. 1. — Br. Zool.'x. 



N° 165. pi. 57. f. 4— Ara. Zool. 



Br. Muf. Le<v. Muf. 



HP HIS is a trifle bigger than the laft, and differs but in a very Description. 



few particulars. The crown of the head is black, but no 

 fpot of white on the hind head : on the throat is a fmall black 

 fpot, but not'fo large' as in the laft : upper parts of the body 

 grey : wing coverts in fome plain : the under parts white : legs 

 as. in the laft. 



This is common with us in England; and is remarked by others Place and 

 as an European bird. Is found in Sweden, Italy, and moft of the 

 parts between. It is much to be feared that it is not a dif- 

 tinct fpecies; moft probably a mere variety of the laft. Manners 

 and haunts the fame. Equally prolific with the others. Lays 

 up ftore of feeds againft want. Fond of bees. 



Le Mefange a gorge noire, PL enl. 502: f. 1. 8. 



Var. A» 



T^H I S is four inches and a half in length, and is fomewhat Description. 



like the laft ; but wants both the white fpot at the hind head, 



and the bands on the wings j the black fpot on the throat is 



much larger j and the colours in general deeper : the tail a little 



cuneiform. 



The 



