. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 2-'2 NATURAL HISTOUT. schoolboy has been wasting his powder and shot in attempting to hit larks and such large game, he consoles himself by shooting the unfortunate titmouse, who will allow him to couu; so close that few vestiges of it remain except a tuft of blue feathers. Tlic eggs of the Blue Titmouse ai-e from six to eight in number, white, niiu-ked with reddish brown spots. Its length is about four inches and a Caudatus (Lat. tailed), t/ie Louij-taikd Titmouse. The Long-tailed Titmouse is another
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. 2-'2 NATURAL HISTOUT. schoolboy has been wasting his powder and shot in attempting to hit larks and such large game, he consoles himself by shooting the unfortunate titmouse, who will allow him to couu; so close that few vestiges of it remain except a tuft of blue feathers. Tlic eggs of the Blue Titmouse ai-e from six to eight in number, white, niiu-ked with reddish brown spots. Its length is about four inches and a Caudatus (Lat. tailed), t/ie Louij-taikd Titmouse. The Long-tailed Titmouse is another well-known species of this amusing family. Unlike the other Tits, it does not frequent human habitations during the winf.'Oi', l)ut may be seen in gi-eat numbers twisting and creepiug about the branches of hedge-rows and field trees. In the summer they are quite as bold as their relations, and especially fiivour apple-trees, for the sake of the buds, which they pick off and devour, thereby drawing upon themselves the ven- geance of the gardener, who prepares his gxm, fires at the su]jposcd dejjredators, and possibly succeeds in killing them ; but he has also succeeded in doing more damage to the healthy buds by his spare shot, than a score of tits would injure during the entire Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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