250 TITMOUSE. 



4— COLE TITMOUSE. 



Parus aler, Lid. Om. ii. 564. Lin. i. 341. Faun. suec. No. 268. Gm. Lin. i. 1009. 



Scop. i. No. 245. Sepp, Fog. i. t. 1. Kramer, 379. Georgi, 175. Frisch, t. 



13. Raii, 73. A. 2. Will. 175. t. 43. BoroitwA:. iii. 181. Tern. Man. d> Orn. 



167. /</. £d. ii. 288. 

 Parus atricapillus, fin's, iii. 551. Id. 8vo. ii. 464. 



Europaeus, Blackcap Titmouse, Barlr. Tr. 290. 



sylvaticus, Klein, 85. 2. /d. Stem. 16. t. 17. f. 9. a. b. 



Petite Chaiboniere, Buf. v. 400. Hist. Prov. i. 516. 



Cirgallegra, Zinnan. 75. t. 11. f. 67. Cett. Uc. Sard. 226. 



Tannenmeise, Wirsing, t. 59. Naturf. xvii. 108. 



Colemouse, Gen. Syn. iv. 540. Br. Zool. i. No. 164. pi. 57. Id.fol. 114. itf. Ed. 



1812. i. p. 533. pi. 64. 3. Arct. Zool. ii. 327. JFi//. £ng7. 241. pi. 43. Collinses 



Birds, pi. 1. f. 8. & pi. 7. f. 9. Shaw's Zool. x. p. 57. pi. 6. Bewick, i. pi. in 



241. Lewin, iii. pi. 180. Walcot, ii. pi. 246. Bonov. iv. pi. 79. Pult. Dors. 10. 



Orn. Diet. Sf Supp. 



THIS is smaller than the Blue Titmouse; weight at least two 

 drachms; length four inches and a quarter. Bill black; head and 

 throat black ; from the bill a broad band of white, passing under the 

 eyes to the sides of the neck; at the hindhead a large white spot; 

 neck behind, back, and rump, ash-colour; beneath from the breast 

 rufous white ; wing coverts grey, tipped with white, forming two 

 white bands ; quills and tail brownish ash-colour, the feathers 

 bordered with grey ; the last rather forked ; legs and claws lead- 

 colour. Both sexes much alike. 



This is common in woods, orchards, and gardens, living chiefly 

 on insects ; makes a nest of moss and wool, lined with hair, in the 

 hollow of a tree, or old brick building ; lays six or seven white eggs, 

 spotted with rust, the spots more numerous, and smaller than in the 

 next species, each weighing fourteen or fifteen grains. Is very com- 

 mon on the Continent of Europe, as far north as Russia, wherever 

 the greater Species is met with, even beyond the Lena; and I have 

 received specimens from Hudson's Bay, in America, where it is called 

 Keesha, pee, sim. 



