ClafsII. LEST BUTCHER BIRD. 165 



white rayed with brown : the tail is of a reddifli 

 brown, marked near the end with brown and 

 tipt with red. 



IV. The LEST BUTCHER BIRD. 



Left Butcher Bird. Edward av. tache, Parus barbatus. Brijfon 



55. anj. iii. 567. 



Bearded Titmoufe. jild. a-u. i. Parus biarmicus. Lin. fyfi. 342. 



tab. 48. Br. Zool. 74. plate C. 2. 

 La mefange barbue, ou le mouf- 



THIS fmall fpecies is found in the marfiies near 

 London : we have alfo feen it near Gloucejier. Ic 

 is of the fame fhape as the long-tailed titmoufe; bun 

 rather larger. The bill is fhort, flrong and very con- 

 vex, of a yellow color : the head is of a fine grey ; 

 on each fide the bill beneath the eye is a long trian- 

 gular tuft of black feathers ; the chin and throat arc 

 white : the middle of the breaft flefii colored ; the 

 fides, thighs and vent feathers of a pale orange : the 

 hind part of the neck, and the back are of an orange 

 bay : the fecondary feathers of the v/ings are black 

 edged with orange : the qui! feathers dusky on their 

 exterior, white on their interior fides : the lefTer quil 

 feaihers tipt with orange. The tail is two inches 

 three quarters long: the two middle feathers of the 

 tail are iongeft, the others gradually lliorten on each 

 fide : the outmofc of which are of a deep orange color. 

 The legs are black. 



The female wants the black mark on each cheek, 

 and the fine flelli color on the bread : the crown of 

 the head is ot a browniOi ruit color fpotced with black; 



the 



Defer. 



