I do not find that any of this genus migrate, either in this climate
or any other.
The food is general; feeds, fruits, and infedts. A few of them
greedy after flefh, whether lean or fat ; but are fondeft of the laft.
Are reftlefs birds, and by no means timid; fome of them, efpe-
cially the firft fpecies, daring to afiault birds of three times their
own fize ; and often attack birds weaker than themfelves, which
they kill s or, on finding one already dead, in both cafes pick a
hole in the IkuJl, and eat the brains on the fpot.
Are very fruitful, even to a proverb; fome of them laying
eighteen or twenty eggs for one hatch.
Parus Major, Lin. Syft. i. p. 341. N» 3— Sa}. mn. i, p. l 6 z . N° 243. —
4. GREAT T, Kram.tl. p. 378. j. — Muller, p 34. N° 283. — Geergi Rei/e, p, 175.
Olin. ne. p. 38.—Fri/cb. t. 13.
La Groffe Mefange, ou la Charbonnière, Brif. ern. iii. p. 539. N» 1 .— Bnf.
ci/, v. p. 393. pi. J7.— PI. enl. 3. f. 1.
Parus Major, Jeu Fringillago, Raii Sjn. p. 73. A. 1.
Great Titmoufe, or Ox-eye, Will. ern. p. 340. pl. 43. — Albin, i. pl. 46—
Br. Zool.'i. N“ 163. pl. 57. f. I.— Brâl. Zeel.
Br, Muf, . Lev. Mu/,
D escription , t r ' H E length of this well-known fpecies is five inches and
"*■ three quarters, and weighs nearly one ounce. Bill above
half an inch, and black: the head and throat are black: the
whire ! back and wines olive ereen : the belly ereenilh
yellow j down the middle of it an irregular ftripe of black, dividing
it into two parts quite to the vent: rump blue grey:
quills dufky, edged with grey : the greater coverts tipped with
white,
white, forming a bar on the wing tail dufky black; the outer
feathers white on the outfide, but the others blue grey : legs
lead-colour.
This bird is found throughout Europe, as well as other parts
of the old continent. We hear of it from Sweden to the Cape of
Good Hope. In this ifland it is a very common bird, frequenting
our gardens, except in breeding-time, when it is feen moftly in
woods, and builds in hollow trees, laying from eight to twelve
eggs, which are white, fpotted with ruft-colour, moftly at the
large end. The family after hatching keep together till the next
fpring, when they feparate in pairs, in order to form a future generation.
Said to build twice, and even three times, in a year,
if the firft nefts have been taken.
What little note it has is not difagreeable, but is too little varied
to be kept for the purpofe of finging; nor is the flelh good
to eat, being very bitter.
I t : generally lives five years*; but is faid to be fubjeft to
cramps, and other difeafes.
Parus ignotus, Bran. orn. Bor. p. 73.
B I L L above black; beneath yellow; the throat is yellow:
the neck, and all the upper parts of the body, yellow green :
the breaft yellow, fpotted with chefnut: belly blue: near the
vent yellowifh: tail forked; of the fame colour as the back; the
two middle feathers greenifh ; the two outer ones white on the
outfide: legs black; hind claw three times as long as the
others.
# Olina.
3. Z
P lace and
Manners.
z.
NORWAY T.
D escription.
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