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Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit, and tomtit.

An American titmouse (Parus atricapillus); the chickadee.

The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus); the bluecap.

The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.

ical America. -- Bush tit (Zoöl.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus, allied to the titmouse. P. minimus inhabits California.

A small bird, the blackcap titmouse (Parus atricapillus), of North America; -- named from its note.

A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.

A small European titmouse (Parus ater), so named from its black color; -- called also coalmouse and colemouse.

The European blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus). [Written also heckimel, hackeymal, hackmall, hagmall, and hickmall.]

The titmouse. [Obs.]

The European blue titmouse. Gray nuns (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the color or their robe, and known in religion as Sisters of Charity of Montreal. -- Nun buoy. See under Buoy.…

In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.

A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. coeruleus). [Prov. Eng.]

A European titmouse (Parus, or Ægithalus, pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers.

The European blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

The European long-tailed titmouse; -- called also poke-pudding. [Prov. Eng.]

The longtailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird.

The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes. [Prov. Eng.]