Bearded titmouse or bearded reedling with grey head, black tufts or beard beneath the eyes, red yellow back and long tail. "The male shews much tenderness and care for its young. It is said to be ever constant in its attachments, and at night, when at roost, the male protects the female under the concave of his wing.". Panurus biarmicus (Parus biarmicus). Edward Donovan (1768-1837) was an Anglo-Irish amateur zoologist, writer, artist and engraver. He wrote and illustrated a series of volumes on birds, fish, shells and insects, opened his own museum of natural history in London, but later he fell on hard times and died penniless.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Edward Donovan's "The Natural History of British Birds" (1794-1819).