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    How did the bird get named titmouse?

    Question #128568. Asked by endoverend. (Dec 23 12 11:10 PM)


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    		According to this website, the name derived from the Old English words tit, which meant something small, and mase, which referred to a small bird.


    http://10000birds.com/titmouse.htm

    Dec 23 12, 11:16 PM

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