BRITISH BIRDS. 237 
THE GREATER TITMOUSEo 
OX-EYE. 
( Parus major , Lin.— Le Groffe Mefange> Buff.) 
The length of this bird is about five inches : 
The bill is black, as are alfo the eyes ; the head is 
covered with a fort of hood, of a fine deep gloffy 
black, which extends to the middle of the neck ; 
the cheeks are white ; the belly is of a greenifh 
yellow, divided down the middle by a line of black 
reaching to the vent; the back is of an olive 
green ; rump blue grey ; the quills are dulky, the 
greater edged with white, the leffer with pale 
green ; the wing coverts are of a blueifh alh co- 
lour ; the greater coverts are tipped with white, 
which forms a bar acrofs the wing ; the tail is 
black, the exterior edge of the outer feathers is 
white ; the legs are of a dark lead colour £ claws 
black. 
