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long-tailed tit

noun

  1. a small European songbird, Aegithalos caudatus, with a black, white, and pink plumage and a very long tail: family Paridae (tits)


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In blackthorn the long-tailed tit builds the domed nest every one admires.

The long-tailed tit, so called on account of the great length of the tail feathers, is a very active, lively little bird.

Like all the titmice, the long-tailed tit feeds on insects and their larvæ.

The bottle-shaped nest of the long-tailed tit is almost as remarkable as its builder.

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