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NORWAY TITMOUSE. 

 (Par us Stromei.) 



Pa. viridi-Jiavescens, pectore rufo maculato, abdomine cceruleo, 

 Cauda Jbrficata, rectricibus duabus exterioribus extus albis. 



Yellowish-green Titmouse, with the breast spotted with rufous; 

 abdomen blue; tail forked, with the two exterior feathers 

 white on their outer webs. 



Parus Stromei. Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 563. 2. 



Parus ignotus. GmeL Syst, Nat, 1. 1006. 



Stromian Titmouse. Pen, Arct. Zool. 2. 426. b. 



Norway Titmouse, Lath, Gen. Syn, 4. 537. 2. 



This species inhabits Norway: its beak is black 

 above and yellow beneath : the neck and all the 

 upper parts of the body yellow green : breast yel- 

 low, spotted with chesnut : belly blue : vent yel- 

 lowish : tail similar in colour to the back, and 

 forked; the two outer feathers white on the exte- 

 rior web ; legs black : hind claw very long. 



