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it is visible. The upper mandible projects a little beyond the 
lower, and is more arched than in others of the Titmouse 
family. The eyelid in this species is bare of feathers, and 
the upper lid is always thicker than the lower, particularly 
during the time of incubation. 
The plumage of the adult male is as follows. The eyelid 
is lemon-yellow : the beak is black, and polished like ivory. 
The bristling feathers which surround, and partly cover the 
beak, are white with browmish tips. The top of the crown 
and nape, the throat, chest, and all the under parts are white, 
but dull, as if dusty, intermixed on the flanks, thighs, and vent 
with tile-red : the under tail-coverts are dingy, dull tile-red. 
Beneath the white crown, or crest, there extends along the 
side of the head a broad black band, which surrounds the 
eyes and passes backwards to the nape, where it unites with 
the black feathering of the middle of the back : the lower 
part of the back is black, intermixed with streaks of pale tile- 
red ; and the short upper tail-coverts are black. Thn rest of 
the back and shoulders are wdiite, intermixed with dull tile- 
red. The wing-coverts are brownish-black, those nearest 
to the body broadly tipped with white; the tertials are 
dusky, bordered with white. The secondary quills are almost 
black, with white edges, and the primary quill-feathers are 
dusky. The six middle feathers of the tail are black ; the 
three outer ones on each side have the outer web white, and a 
white, wedge-shaped spot on the inner web, towards the tip. 
The feathers of the tail are graduated in length, the outer 
pair being little more than an inch in length, while the six 
central ones measure three. The under coverts of the wings 
are white, the under surface of the quills grey, with silvery 
edges. The legs and feet are black ; the soles of the feet 
frequently grey : the iris is dark brown. 
The female nearly resembles the male in plumage. The 
young, before the first moult, differ in some respects from the 
