CRESTED TITMOUSE. 
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The species of pine, on a twig of which you see a pair of these birds, is the 
white pine ( Pinus Strobus), a tree of great beauty, of which individuals 
have been observed of the enormous height of 180 feet, with a diameter at 
the base of from six to eight feet. The trunk is branchless for two-thirds of 
its height, and affords the most valuable wood perhaps of any tree in the 
United States. 
Crested Titmouse, JParus bicolor , Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. i. p. 137 
Pauus bicolor, Bonap. Syn., p. 100. 
Tufted Titmouse, Parus bicolor, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 236. 
Crested Titmouse, Parus bicolor , Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. i. p. 199 ; vol. v. p. 472 
Adult Male. 
Bill short, straight, rather robust, compressed, acute ; both mandibles with 
the dorsal outline arched, the upper slightly declinate at the tip. Nostrils 
basal, roundish, concealed by the recumbent feathers. Head large. Neck 
and body robust. Feet of ordinary length, rather robust ; tarsus compressed, 
anteriorly scutellate, a little longer than the middle toe ; outer toe slightly 
united at the base, hind one much stronger ; claws rather large, much com- 
pressed, arched, acute. 
Plumage blended, tufty ; feathers of the upper part of the head elongated 
into a crest. Wings of moderate length, the second, third, and fourth quills 
nearly equal and longest. Tail long, even, of ten rather narrow, rounded 
feathers. 
Bill black. Iris dark brown. Feet lead-colour. The general colour of 
the upper parts is a dull leaden-blue ; the forehead black ; sides of the head 
lighter, and tinged with brown. Under parts greyish-white, sides tinged 
with yellowish-brown. 
Length 6J inches, extent of wings 9 ; bill along the ridge along the gap 
% ; tarsus middle toe f. 
Adult Female. 
The female hardly differs from the male in external appearance, being 
equally crested, and having the same tints. 
The White Pine. 
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Pinus Strobus, Willd. Sp. Plant., vol. iv. p. 501. Pursck, Flor. Amer., vol. ii. p. 
644. Mich. Arb. Forest, de l’Amer. Sept., vol. i. p. 104, pi. x. — Monoecia 
Monadelphia, Linn. — Conifers, Juss. 
This species, which is a true pine, has the leaves very slender, five 
together, with very short sheaths, and is further characterized by its cylin- 
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