TOUPET TITMOUSE. 



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larly those that abound with evergreens. It is 

 common over most parts of Europe, but has never 

 been taken in England ; but is not uncommon in 

 the north of Scotland amongst the pines in the 

 forest of Glenmore : it never mixes with other 

 birds, not even with its own species in any num- 

 ber : is said to be very prolific, and to lay white 

 eggs, with red spots ; but its nest is unknown. 



TOUPET TITMOUSE. 

 (Parus bicolor.) 



Pa. capite cristato fronte nigro, corpore c'mereo subtus ex albido 

 rufeacente. 



Titmouse with a crested head, black forehead, ash-coloured 



body, and of a reddish white colour beneath. 

 Parus bicolor. Lin, Syst. Nat. 1.544. 1. — Gmel. Syst, Naf, 1. 



1005.— Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 5Q7 . 13. 

 Parus carolinensis cristatus. Briss. 3. 56l. 9. 

 La Mesange huppe de la Caroline. B^jff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 4. 45 1 . 

 Crested Titmouse. Wilson. Amer. Orn. 1. i37.pl. S.f.5. 

 Toupet Titmouse. Pen. Arct. Zool. ]. 324. — Lath. Gen. Syn, 



4. 544. 11. 



Length six inches : beak black : middle of the 

 forehead with a black spot : head with a long 

 pointed crest, of a deep ash-colour : all the upper 

 parts of the body deep grey : quills edged with 

 rufous grey: under parts reddish-white, deepest 

 on the sides : tail similar to the quills, and slightly 

 forked : legs lead-colour : female similar to the 

 male, but not so bright in colour. 



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