. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . PI. 82. BEARDED TITMOUSE. 187 IXSESSORES. PATtlDM. PLATE LXXXII. BEARDED biarmicus. (Linn.) Among the smaller British birds there is none more lovelythan the Bearded Titmouse. Its elegant form, silky plumage,and well-defined markings, combine to render it, when ina living state, one of the most pleasing of the feathered intensely black moustaches of the male bird add greatlyto its beauty, although they appear an extraordinary append-age to a bird so gentle and mild in character, inducing the
. Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs . PI. 82. BEARDED TITMOUSE. 187 IXSESSORES. PATtlDM. PLATE LXXXII. BEARDED biarmicus. (Linn.) Among the smaller British birds there is none more lovelythan the Bearded Titmouse. Its elegant form, silky plumage,and well-defined markings, combine to render it, when ina living state, one of the most pleasing of the feathered intensely black moustaches of the male bird add greatlyto its beauty, although they appear an extraordinary append-age to a bird so gentle and mild in character, inducing thebelief that moustaches are by no means certain indications offerocity or courage. The nature of the Bearded Titmouse isamiable, and it is pleasing and elegant in all its move-ments. These birds are restless, like their congeners, therest of the Titmouse family, continually running up anddown the steins of the rushes, and rocking themselves fre-quently at the extreme points, influenced by the wind orby their own slight weight. They associate in pairs orfamilies
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