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(Parus palustris.) 
THE forehead, crown, and hinder parts of the head 
are black; the upper plumage is ash-colour; the 
wings are grey; the cheeks, throat, and breast dirty 
white. Length, four inches and a half. The female | 
is like the male. Eggs in colour like the last-men- 
tioned, but the spots are larger. 
The habits of this bird very much resemble those of 
the last species, and it is difficult to say which is the 
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