THE NATURAL HISTORY 
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Though in fome refpedts this little bird be mif- 
chievous in our gardens, in others it is ferviceablc. 
We are indebted to it for deftroying many cater¬ 
pillars, and the eggs and larvae of feveral infects, 
which are devourers of fruit. 
The COLE MOUSE. 
The head is black; the body ath-colour; the back part of 
the head, and the bread:, white. 
This is a very pretty bird ; it is fmaller than the 
Blue Titmoufe, and there is a neatnefs, and mo- 
defty in the colour of the plumage, that produce 
a pleahng effedt. It is lefs diftruftful than others 
of its genus, and however often it may have been 
caught, it feerns to acquire no caution from ex¬ 
perience, but again ventures into the fame fnares. 
The Colemoufe is a courageous bird, and in all 
its habits refembles the Blue Titmoufe; like that 
running up trees, and along the branches, in every 
direction, in fearch of infects. 
The MARSH TITMOUSE. 
The head is black ; the back afh-coloured ; the temples 
white. , 
By fome, this bird is not thought a diftindt fpe- 
cies, but only a variety of the Colemoufe. 
It prefers woods, rather than orchards ana gar¬ 
dens, 
