PARUS COERULEUS. 



BLUE TITMOUSE. 



en eric Character. See Parus Major., 



Synonyms* 



Parus Cceruleus. Lin. Syft. 1. p. 341. 



Blue Titmouse, Br. Zool. 1. p. 163. tab, 57. Lath. 



Syn. 4. p. 543. Bewick's Br. Birds $ 

 Pi. 1. p. 246. M00/. Onz. Di8. 



J. HIS lively little bird is in length rather more than four 

 inches; weighs about five drams and a half; bill ftrong, 

 lharp pointed, very thick at the bafe ; eyes large and lively ; 

 legs {lender; toes divided to the bafe, the hinder claw very 

 long ; in the female the colours are fomewhat duller than 

 in the male. 



Few of our fmall birds have attracted more attention than 

 the Blue Titmoufe, its delicate colours, active motions, and 

 familiar manners, feem to court particular notice ; it feeds prin-* 

 cipally on fmall infe&s, to procure which it frequently com- 

 mits confiderable injury to fruit trees, in removing the buds ; 

 it moftly hangs from the branch, and examines with curious 

 eye the fmalleft crevice, and will readily devour the eggs and 

 larvae of all kinds of infe&s ; nor is it always fatisfied with this 

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