PENDULINE TITMOUSE. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Bill strong, short, sharp-pointed and somewhat compressed; 
the base covered with bristles. 
Tongue truncated, and terminated with bristles. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Parus pendulinus. . P. capite subferrugineo, fascia oculari 
nigra, remigibus rectricibusque fuscis, 
margine utroque ferragineo. Linn. 
Syst. Nat. Gmel. 1 . p. 1014. 
Head somewhat ferruginous, with a 
black stripe across the eyes : quills of 
the wings and of the tail brown 3 both 
margins ferruginous. 
Parus polonicus sive pendulinus. Briss. 
Av. 3. p. 565. no. 11 . pi. 29 . f. 2 . 
Mountain Titmouse. Alb. Av. 3. 
pi. 57. 
Penduline Titmouse. Buff. Birds, 5. p. 420. Lath. Syn. 2 . 
p. 547. no. lb. 
This little creature, whose total length does not ex- 
ceed four inches and half, is a first-rate architect, 
and possesses a degree of ingenuity and contrivance 
which is not surpassed by any of the feathered 
