However, this has since changed, and the modern German name of P. ater is Tannenmeise ("fir tit"), after a typical habitat. This name is attested (as Tannen-Maise)...

adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. Coal tit (Tannenmeise), Periparus ater (A) Crested tit (Haubenmeise), Lophophanes cristatus...