542 CRESTED TITMOUSE. Class II. 



the crown of the head is of a brownish rust color, 

 spotted with black ; the outmost feathers of the 

 tail are black tipt with white. 



7. Crested. Parus cristatus. P. griseo- Brisson orn. iii. 558. 



rufescens cristatus, collari La Mesange huppe. Hist.d'ois. 

 nigro, ventre albo. Lath. v. 447. PI- Enl. 502. f. 1. 



Ind. orn. 567. id. Syn. iv. Raii Syn. av. 74. 



550. id. Sup. i. igO. Wil. orn. 242. 

 Gtn. Lin. 1005. 



Descrip- A HE front and cheeks of this species are 

 white; the chin and throat black; the head 

 highly crested with black feathers edged with 

 white ; the cheeks branded beneath with black ; 

 from the throat to the belly white; the back, 

 wings, and tail, of a rufous dark grey. Its size 

 that of the Blue Titmouse. 



As yet it has only been discovered in Scot- 

 land, but is not unfrequent in many parts of 

 Europe : it inhabits Scho?ien in Sweden, and the 

 western and more temperate parts of Russia, 

 but does not reach Sibiria. Its haunts are 

 chiefly among ever-green trees, especially the 

 resinous kinds. 



TION. 



