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INSESSORES., 
DENTIROSTRES. 
PARID &. 
PARIDE. 
THE GREAT TIT. 
Parus major. 
Parus major, The Great Titmouse, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 532. 
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The Great Tit, 
Monracu, Ornith. Dict. 
Berwick, Brit. Birds, vol. 1. p. 282. 
FiLEm. Brit. An. p. 80. 
SELBy, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 233. 
Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 121. 
Gov p, Birds of Europe, pt. viii. 
Mésange Charbonniere Temm. Man d’Ornith. vol. i. p. 287. 
Parus. Generic Characters.—Beak strong, short, rather conical, slightly com- 
pressed, sharp-pointed, and hard. Nostrils basal, round, covered with reflected 
bristly feathers. 
Wings—the first quill-feather very short ; the second not so 
long as the third ; the fourth or fifth the longest. Feet with three toes before 
and one behind ; the anterior toes divided to their origin ; the hind toe strong, 
and armed with a long, hooked claw. 
