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BIRDS. PASSERES. 
Pauus- 
Gen. XLI. PARUS. Titmouse.— Bill short, pointed, sharp 
edged. Nostrils concealed in deflected hairs and feathers. 
89. P. major. Great Titmouse or Ox-Eye. — The head, 
neck, and middle line of the belly black ; the cheeks white. 
Fringillago, seu Parus major, Will. Orn. 174 — P. m. Sibh. Scott. 18. 
Linn. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 390. Temm. Orn. i. 287—— 
W-) Y-Benloyn-fwyaf. — In woods and gardens. 
Length 6, breadth 9 inches ; weight 10 drams. Bill black; tongue ending- 
in four filaments. Legs lead-grey. Irides dusky. Back olive-green. Bump 
and wing-coverts grey, the latter tipped with blue. Quills greenish- grey, 
with pale edges. Sides of the belly yellowish-white. Tail dusky, outer fea- 
ther white on the exterior web ; under tail-coverts white. In the female., the 
black on the head, and the yellow on the sides are less bright, and the black 
line does not reach the whole length of the belly. Nest in the hole of a tree 
or wall, of moss lined with hair. Eggs from 6 to 8, white, with rusty spots. 
— The food consists of seeds, insects, and carrion — Seldom frequents exposed 
situations. 
90. P. ater. Colemouse. — Head, neck, and upper breast 
black ; cheeks and nape white. 
Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 392. Temm. 
Orn. i. 288. — JT, Y-Benloyn-lygliw ; G, Cailcheag-chean-dubh In 
woods. 
Length 4|, breadth 7 inches ; weight 2 drams. BiU black. Irides hazel. 
Legs lead-grey. Plumage above greyish ; belly yellowish-white. Covers of 
the secondaries, and those above, tipped with white, forming two bars across 
the wing. Female with the white on the cheeks less extended. Nest in holes 
of old trees near the ground, of moss lined with hair. Eggs 6 or 8, with red- 
dish spots. Food like the former. — This species seems rare in England. In 
Scotland it is common in woods. 
91. P. palustris. Marsh-Titmouse. — Head, n^ck, and throat 
black ; cheeks yellowish- white. 
Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 393. Temm. 
Orn. i. 291. — F, Little black-headed Tomtit, Blackcap ; IF, Penloyn- 
y-cyrs. — In woods in England. 
Length 4|, breadth 8 inches ; weight 3 drams. BiU dusky ; irides hazel. 
Legs lead-grey. Plumage, above, yellowish-grey ; beneath brownish-white. 
QuiUs and tail bluish-grey, with pale margins. Female with the black on the 
head less duU, and the throat is spotted with grey. Nest in holes of trees, of 
moss, lined with thistle or willow down. Eggs from 6 to 8, white, with brown 
spots This species which is common in England, frequenting brushwood in 
moist situations, has been confounded with the preceding, from which it dif- 
fers, in wanting the white on the back of the head, and the two Avhite bars on 
the wings ; in being of a larger size, and in having the tail longer. 
92. P. ccBruleus. Blue Titmouse. — Crown blue, with a white 
border ; cheeks white, with a dark blue border. 
Will. Orn. 175 . Sibh. Scot. 18. Lin. Syst. i. 341. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 
391. Temm. Orn. i. 289 — Nun, Tomtit, Hickmall, Blue-cap, Tit- 
mall, Tinnock, WiUow-biter ; S', Ox-eye ; IF, Y Lleian. 
Length 4|, breadth 8 inches ; weight 3 drams. Bill dusky ; legs, lead- 
grey. A black line extends from the gape across the eyes to the hind-head. 
