346 T I T M O U S E .
VIRGINIAN T .
Parus Virglnianus, Li». Syft. i. p. 342. N° 9.
La Mefange de Virginie, Brißorn. iii. p. 5,7-5. N° 14«
—-------— ä Croupion jaune, Bnf. oif. v. p. 453:.
The Yellow Rump, Cateß. Car. i. pi. 5,8.
* Virginian Titmoufe, Aril. Zool.
D escription. *jp H I S is five inches long.. The bill five lines, and blackilh :
the head, and upper parts of the body, are olive brown : the-
under grey: rump of a fine yellow : "legs and claws brown.
The female pretty much like the mak.
F emale.
- [Place.
This inhabits Virginia.
Feeds on infefts; in fearch of which it runs up and down the
trees with great facility, like a Woodpecker.
I H-
GUIANA T .
Par-us cela, Lin. Syfi.A. p. 343. N° 14.— Buf. oif v. p.458.
Black Parus of Linnaus, Kalm. Trav.iu p. 151,
Lev. Muß
D escription.. T H E bill is white : the whole plumage black, except a yellow
fpot on the wings, and another at the bafe of the tail..
Place. Inhabits Guiana.
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AMOROUS T .
D escription.
La. Mefange Amoureufe, Buf oif v. p. 456.
'T '1 H I S weighs three drams, and is five inches and a quarter
in length. The bill is eight lines long, black at the bafe,
and orange at the end : the plumage is wholly of a deep flate-
colour, nearly black, except on the middle of the wing, where
there is a longitudinal fpot, half yellow half rufous, formed by
the outer margins of forne of the middle coverts, which are of
thofe colours.
10 This
This inhabits the northern parts of Afia; and is called the
Amorous, on account of its difpofition. It has been kept in
cages ; and in this imprifoned date, when in pairs, nothing can
exceed the fondnefs of the one fex for the other j perpetually
careffing: by this means alleviating the rigours of confinement,
and making even captivity itfelf fupportable.
Parus pendulinus, Lin. Syf. i. p. 342. N° 13,— Georgi Reife, p. 175.
La Mefange de Pologne, ou le Remiz, Brif. orn. iii. p. 565. N° j i . pi. 29.
f. 2.— Buf. oif. v. p. 423.— PL enl. 608. f. 3.
Mountain Titmoufe, Albin. iii. pi. 57. (male and female.)
t p H I S equals the Blue 'Titmoufe in fize, and is above four
inches and a half in length. The bill is five lines long, and
afh-coloured : the fore part of the head whitilh ; the hind part
of it, and neck, cinereous : upper part of the back and fcapulars
rufous grey; the lower part and rump grey : the forehead black,
which lengthens backwards into a band under each eye : throat
and fore part of the neck very pale alh-colour: the reft of the
under parts pale rufous: upper lefler wing coverts brown, tipped
with rufous; the greater ones blackilh, edged with chefnut, and
tipped with pale rufous : quills and tail brown, margined with
white : legs reddilh grey : claws blackilh.
This fpecies inhabits not only Poland, from whence it has
been named by feme, but alfo Italy, Sibiria *, and the interme-
* Common in RuJJta; in greateft plenty at Svndaef, on the river T a ick , though
they are likewife feen along the Wtlga, and other parts.— See Dec. RuJJta, vol. i.
p. 480. iii. p. 363.
Place and
Manners.
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PENDUL1NE T.
D escription.
Place and
Manners..
4 A a diate