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ing lefs black under the chin, and in wanting the 
white fpot on the coverts of the wings. Repeated 
experience, however, evinces that all thcfe diftinc- 
tions are not to be relied on. 
Titmouse, Long-Tailed. This bird is five 
inches and a quarter long, and the expanfion of 
the wings feven inches. The bill is black, lliort, 
thick, and very convex, differing from all the reft 
of the genus ; the bafe is befetwith fmall briftles ; 
and the i rides are hazel-coloured. The top of the 
head is white, furrounded with a broad ftroke of 
black, which rifes on each fide of the upper chap, 
palfes over each eye, and unites at the hind part 
of the head, continuing along the nnicidle of the 
back to the rump. On each fide of this black 
flroke the feathers are of a purplifh red colour, 
as well as thofe immediately incumbent on the 
tail. The coverts of the wings are black; and 
the fecondary and quill-feathers are dufky. The 
tail is three inches long, and fon.ned like that of 
a magpie, confifting of twelve feathers of unequal 
lengths. The cheeks and throat are white; the 
breaft and belly are alfo v/hite, tinged with red; 
and the legs and feet are black. v^aw 
This bird builds an elegant ncft, of an oval 
fhape, about fix inches deep, compofed of mofs, 
wool, feathers, and down. It lays from twelve to 
fixteen eggs ; and the young follow the parent bird 
during the whole winter. 
Titmouse, Bearded: the Parus Biarmicus of 
Linnasus. This fpecies is found in the marfhes 
near London, and in fome other parts of the king- 
dom. It is of the fame inape as the long-tailed 
Titmoufe, but rather larger. The bill is fhort, 
ftrong, very convex, and of a box colour ; the 
irides are of a pale yellow; the head is of a fine 
grey ; on each fide of the bill beneath the eye, 
there is a long triangular tuft of black feathers ; 
the chin and throat are white; the middle of the 
breaft is fleih- coloured; the fides and thighs are of 
a pale orange hue ; the hind part of the neck and 
back are of an orange bay; the fecondaries are 
black, edged with orange; the quill-feathers are 
duflcy on their exterior, and white on their inte- 
rior fides ; and the lefiTer quill-feathers are tipt with 
yellow. The tail is nearly three inches long: the 
two middle feathers are largeft; the others gra- 
dually fliorten on each fide; and the extreme ones 
are of a deep orange colour. The vent-feathers 
of the male are of a pale black; of the female, a 
dull orange; and the legs are of a deep Ihining 
black. 
The female is deftitute of the black mark on 
each cheek, and the fine flefh-colour on the breaft. 
The crown of the head is of a browniiTi ruft- 
colour, fpotted with black; and the extreme fea- 
thers of the tail are black, tipt v/ith white. 
Edwai ds defcribes this bird under the appella- 
tion of the leaft butcher- bird. See Butcher- 
Bird. 
Titmouse, Paradise, of Edwards ; the Ta- 
nagra Tatao of Linnxiis. The bill of this bird 
is black and dufky; and round the bafis of the 
upper mandible the featl-iers are black. The top 
and fides of the head are covered with yeliowifh 
green feathers, in which, fpace the eyes are placed. 
'I'he hinder part of the hf.«i and neck, the begin- 
ning of the back, the tail, and' the quill-feathcrs, 
with the row of coverts inimediatelv above them, 
are of a deep gloffy black hue The edges of a 
few of the outer quills are of a fine blue colour; 
as are the Icfier coverts, v/ith tranfverle dufKy 
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lines. The in fides of the wings are duflcy, the 
coverts being edged with blue green. The tail 
has tv/elve feathers of a dull black colour; the 
lower part of the back and rump is covered with 
feathers of an exceeding fine bright reddifn orane;e 
colour ; the throat and breaft are of a fine dark 
ultramarine blue ; and tlie belly and thighs ora- 
dually change to a fine blueifti fea-green. The 
middle of the belly, about the vent, and the ends 
of the coverts beneath the tail, are tinged with 
duficy ; and the legs and feet are of the fame co- 
lour. 
This bird is a native of Guiana, in South Ame- 
rica. 
Titmouse, Green Spotted, of Edwards ; 
the Todos Cinereus of Linnseus. This bird has 
a fliort bill, of a blueifli black colour. The fea- 
thers of the whole body are of a very fine parrot 
green ; but the centre of each being black, gives 
the bird a beautiful fpotted appearance. The 
plumage on the throat and breaft inclines to a 
whitifh blue; the coverts within-fide the wings 
are of a light green ; the infides of the quills, and 
the under fide of the tail, are of a dark afti-co-* 
lour ; and the legs and feet are dufky. 
Edwards informs us, that this bird is a nativd 
of Surinam, 
Titmouse, Golden, of Edwards; the Tana- 
gra Violacea of Linnsus. The bill of this bird 
is black ; the hinder part and fides of the head,' 
the neck, throat, back, and wings, are of a daf-k 
fliining blueifti purple ; the forehead, breaft, belly, 
thighs, and covert-feathers under the tail, are of 
a fine bright orange colour ; the upper fide of the 
tail, and the exterior quills of the wings, are 
dufky or black; the inner coverts of the wings, 
and the inner webs of the quills towards their bot- 
toms, are white; the interior webs of the outer 
feathers of the tail are white near their tips; and 
the legs and feet are of a dark brov/n colour. 
This bird is alfo a native of Surinam; and was 
firft figured and defcribed by Edwards from a live 
fpecimen in London. 
Titmouse, Bahama, of Catefby. This bird 
has a pretty long black bill, fomewhat incurvated ; 
the head, back, and wings, are brown; a Vv'hite 
ftreak runs from the angle of the bill to the back 
part of the head; the breaft and upper part of the 
wings are yellow; and the tail, which is long, is 
brown above, and of a dirty white hue below. 
Titmouse, Crested. This bird is about five 
inches long; the expanfion of the wings is eight; 
and the tail is two inches long. The top of the 
head is black, the edges of the feathers appearing 
fomev/hat white. The creft, which riles to an 
inch in height, fufficiendy diftinguifhes this from 
ail others of the genus. 
Titmouse, Yellow-Throated, of Catefby. 
The bill and back part of the head of this bird 
are black; the throat is of a in ing yellow co- 
lour, feparated on each fide the upper part of the 
head and neck bv a black ftreak, which beo-ins at 
the angle of the bill, croffes the eye, and advances 
to the breaft. The hinder part of the head, the 
neck, and the back, are grey ; and the v/ings are 
of a brownifh grey colour. The belly is white in 
the middle; the fides arc fpotted with black; the 
tail is black and white; and the legs and feet are 
brov/n, and armed witli very long claws, by which 
it isaftifted in climbing trees. 
TLACOOZELOTL. See Ocelot. 
TLAQUACUM. An appellation by which 
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