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BIRDS. PASSERES. 
Back olive-green. Wings and tail blue. A white bar on the wings. Throat 
and middle line of the belly black. Irides and belly yellow. The female has 
the crown grey, and the list of the belly indistinct — N est, in the holes of trees 
or walls, of moss lined with feathers and hair — Eggs 6 or 8, white, spotted 
wdth brown This species is common in gardens. 
93. P. cristatus. Crested Titmouse. — Crown feathers elon- 
gated, and, with those on the cheeks and sides of the neck, 
black with white margins. 
Will. Orn. 175. Linn. Syst. i. 340. Temm. Orn. i. 290. — In fir-woods, 
Scotland. 
Length 4|, breadth 8^ inches ; weight 2^ drams. Bill black. Irides 
hazel. Feet lead-coloured. A black stroke crosses the cheek, under the eye, 
and turns back under the ear at an acute angle. Chin and throat black ; 
above, yellowish-brown with a tinge of yellow ; beneath, white tinged with 
ochreous yellow. In the female., the black on the throat is more circumscrib- 
ed, and the crest is less distinct. — Nest in hollow trees. Eggs 10, white, with 
reddish spots. — This species is unknown in England. According to Latham 
and Montagu, it inhabits the pine forests of Glenmore. 
94 . P. caudatus. Long-tailed Titmouse. — Crown, cheeks, 
and throat white ; across the eye, nape and hack black. ^ 
WUl. Orn. 176. Linn. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 394. Temm. 
Orn. i. 296 — E., Huckmuck, Bottle-tom, Long-tail Mag, Capon or 
Pie, Mumruffin ; W. Y-Benloyn-gynffonhir — In wmods and hedges. 
Length inches ; weight 2 drams. Bill and legs black. Irides hazel ; 
margin of the eye-lids yellow. Back rose-red ; belly ash-grey, with a rosy 
hue. Quills black ; secondaries edged with gre3^ Tail with the four middle 
feathers black, the others tipped and obliquely marked with white on the outer 
webs. Female like the male. — Nest in the fork of a tree, of an oval form, 
with two openings, and constructed with lichens and wool, lined with feathers. 
Eggs 9 to 12, white, sparingly marked with rusty spots. — The young have 
the cheeks spotted, and associate with their parents during winter, frequently 
shifting quarters. 
95 . P. hlarmicus. Bearded Titmouse.— Head and nape 
grey ; cheeks black ; throat white. 
Linn. Syst. i. 342. Penn. Brit. .Zool. i. 396. Temm. Orn, i. 298 IF, Y- 
Barfog — Among reeds in marshes, England. 
Length 6^ inches. Bill orange- yellow, a little bent; the upper mandible 
the longest. Irides gamboge-yellow. Legs black. Cheek-feathers loose. 
Back and belly yellowish-brown. Quills blackish-grey, edged with white. 
Tail orange-brown, the external feathers with their outer webs and tips pale 
reddish- white. Under tail-covers black. The female is destitute of black 
cheeks — Nest among rushes (unknown in Britain). Eggs 6 or^ 8, reddish, 
with brown spots. Young are of a bright reddish colour. " 
Gen. XLII. SITTA. Nuthatch. — Bill slightly compres- 
sed, angular. Hind-toe strong. 
96. S. europcea. Common Nuthatch. — Chin and cheeks white; 
a black band across the eye and ear-covers. 
Sitta seu Picus cinereus, Will. Orn. 98. Sihh. Scot. 15 — S. eur., Linn. 
Syst. i. 177. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 255. Temm. Orn. i. 407*— E, Nut- 
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