. The birds of Europe . king the drops of rain or dew as they hang at theextremity of the branches. The same author also informs us that its notes, which are usually loud andmellow, are rather musical than otherwise ; that it is somewhat vicious in its disposition, and occasionallyattacks and destroys smaller birds by repeated blows on the head until it breaks the skull. The nest is constructed of all kinds of warm materials, and is generally placed in the holes formed by theDowny and other species of Woodpecker, but is occasionally placed in a hole dug by the bird itself for thatpurpose. The
. The birds of Europe . king the drops of rain or dew as they hang at theextremity of the branches. The same author also informs us that its notes, which are usually loud andmellow, are rather musical than otherwise ; that it is somewhat vicious in its disposition, and occasionallyattacks and destroys smaller birds by repeated blows on the head until it breaks the skull. The nest is constructed of all kinds of warm materials, and is generally placed in the holes formed by theDowny and other species of Woodpecker, but is occasionally placed in a hole dug by the bird itself for thatpurpose. The eggs, which are from six to eight in number, are of a pure white, with a few red spots at thelarger end. The sexes are so much alike as to be scarcely distinguishable. Forehead black; sides of the head brownish black ; all the upper surface uniform grey; under surfacegreyish white, tinged with yellowish brown on the flanks ; bill black ; irides dark brown ; feet lead colour. We have figured an adult of the natural AZURE cvanus; {fall:). ~~ ~ -. i • kKOruM. r :.■ .■■:_■ . .. AZURE TIT. Parus cyanus, M6sange azuree. This beautiful little Tit is a native of Siberia, whence it frequently strays into the northern parts of Europe,such as Russia and Poland, and it has been known to penetrate so far south as Germany. Like the rest ofits family it dwells in woods and forests, generally in the most retired parts; it is not so much to bewondered at, therefore, that its history is shrouded in obscurity, when we consider how little intercoursenaturalists have hitherto had with the remote countries which it inhabits. Were we allowed to judge from analogy, we might very reasonably conclude that its manners and itsdisposition are in strict unison with those of its near relative the Blue Tit (Parus coeruleus) of England. For the specimens from which our figures were taken, and which we believe to be the only examples inEngland, we are indebted to the liber
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