PENDULINE TITMOUSE. 
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sparing of her wonders ; for every extraordinary ap- 
pearance is a source of new errors.” 
These birds inhabit the northern parts of Europe 
as far as Siberia ; but according to Gmelin they are 
rare in that country. They are generally found 
in marshy situations, where they hide themselves 
among the bulrushes ; therefore several of the can- 
tons of Poland are particularly adapted for the re- 
sidence of these titmice, as they abound in marshes 
which produce the requisite aquatic plants for the 
construction of their nests. 
