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ALPINE TITMOUSE, 

 (Parus alpinus.) 



Pa. niger suhtus rufescens nigro maculata, linea alba a basi rostri 



ad cervicem decurrente. 

 Black Titmouse, beneath rufescent, spotted with black, with a 



white line running from the base of the beak to the top of the 



neck. 



Parus alpinus. Gmel. Syst, Nat, 1. 1012. — Lath, Ind. Orn. 2. 

 569. 21. 



Alpine Titmouse. Lath, Syn. Sup, II. 256, 3. 



This bird is found in Persia : it is the size of 

 the Long-tailed Titmouse : the feathers on the 

 upper parts of the body are black, with ash-co- 

 laured edges : from the base of the beak to the 

 nape of the neck there is a white line: quills 

 black: under parts of the body pale rufous, with 

 black spots : tail black, slightly forked, and marked 

 with a wedge-shaped white spot : hind claw very 

 long in proportion to the rest. 



