BIRDS. 
[Glafs II 
SPECIES II. The blue Titmoufe. Plate W. Fig. 5. 
Blue titmoufe,or nun, JVil. orn, 242, Parus coeruleus. Gefner av. 641, 
Raii fyn. av. 74, Lin. fyjt. 190, 
Brijfon av. III. 544. 
T HIS beautiful bird is fo well known, holes of walls ; and lays about twelve or fourteen 
as to make any defcription needlefs. eggs. The f ema l e is of the fame color as the 
It frequents our gardens, in which it male ; only they are lefs bright, particularly the 
does great injury to our fruit trees, It breeds in blue on the head. 
SPECIES III. The Colemoufe. 
JVil orn. 241. 
Raii fyn. av. 73 - 
Par us ater. Gefner av. 641. 
T H E head of the cole^moufe is black, 
marked on the hind part with a white 
fpot; the back is of a greenilh grey; 
the rump more green; the tail and wings dufky; 
the exterior fides of the quil feathers edged with 
Parus atricapillus, Brijfon av. Ill, 
55 1 - 
Lin. fyft. 190. 
green ; the coverts of the wings are of a dulky 
green; the loweft tipt with white. For a farther 
account we beg leave to refer to the next defcrip^ 
tion. 
SPECIES IV, The Marfh Titmoufe. Plate W. Fig. 3. 
Marfh titmoufe, or black-cap, JVil, 
orn. 
Raii fyn. av. 73. 
HIS fpecies is called by Gefner the 
marfh tit-moufe; becaufe it frequents 
wet places. With us they inhabite 
woods, with the laft kind ; and feldom infeft our 
gardens, 
Mr. Willoughby obferves that this bird differs 
from the former in thefe particulars, ift, that it 
is bigger: 2d, that it wants the white fpot on the 
head: 3d, it has a larger tail: 4th, its under 
Brijfon av. MI. 555 - 
Parus paluftris. Gefner av. 641. 
Lin. fyft. 190. 
fide is white : 5th, it has lefs black under the 
chin : 6th, it wants the white fpot on the coverts 
of the wings. This laft diftin&ion does not hold 
in general, as the fubje£fc we have figured, had 
thofe fpots ; yet wanted that on the hind part of 
the head. So notwithftanding thefe differences, 
we fufpe£t this to be only a variety of the former, 
or another fex,‘ 
SPECIES 
