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Family PARIDID.^. 

 Genus Parus. 



NOETHERN TIT, 



Farm horealis, De Selys. 



Under the head Siberian Tit, and at page 21, vol. 

 iii, there will be found some valuable remarks from 

 Mr. Newton and Mr. Wheelwright about the Parus 

 horealis, De Selys, and its presumed distinctness from 

 our Marsh Tit, P. jjalustris. It has been suggested 

 to me that I should take the opportunity of giving a 

 figure of it in this part of my work. As I have 

 some fine specimens, sent me by Mr. Wheelwright, I 

 have much pleasure in doing so. 



At first sight it would be difiicult for anyone who 

 had not seen much of the northern race, to find any 

 real distinction between the two birds; but Mr. Wheel- 

 wright has given several points in which they constantly 

 differ; and it will be found by the following letter, 

 from the celebrated ornithologist, Lilljeborg, that these 

 are not only constant, but, as he expresses it, are as 

 marked as ths differences between several other birds 

 of acknowdedged specific distinction. 



Extract of letter from Lilljeborg to Professor Ham- 

 macren, of Carlstad: — ^" Although P. horealis comes very 

 near to P. palustris, still I reckon them as distinct 



