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ters of the coldest parts of America. Dr. Richardson found 

 it in the fur countries up to the 65th parallel, where it even 

 contrives to dwell, as in other parts of the continent, through- 

 out the whole year. In the history of its incubation, I re- 

 marked, observing a brood of 7 young birds in the hollow 

 of a decayed tree, resting merely on the fragments of rot- 

 ten wood, without the presence of a nest. I have since, 

 seen a very soft nest made by the Chickadee, of moss, hair, 

 feathers, &c. not much unlike that of P. palustris. The 

 brood I met with, therefore, had only taken up their tempo- 

 rary abode in the deserted hole of a small Woodpecker, a 

 habit of roosting, hiding and sheltering common both to old 

 and young, when occasion requires. 



Besides other differences, the European bird is one inch 

 shorter than ours : the bill does not appear to be perfectly 

 black ; the black not extending so far below the chin ; and 

 the back not so distinctly bluish-ash. 



HUDSONIAN TITMOUSE. 



(Parus Hudsonicus, Forster, Phil. Transact. Ixii. p. 408, — 4.3;). 

 LxVTH. Ind. ii. p. 557. Audubon, ic. ined. Pechc-kckeshish cf 

 the Hudson's Bay Indians.) 



Sp. CriARACT. — With the head and nape greyish rusty brown ; the 

 back brownish ash color ; below greyish- white } a white lino be- 

 neath each eye. 



This more than usually hardy species continues the whole 

 year about Severn river, braving the inclemency of the win- 

 ters, and frequents the juniper bushes, on the buds of which 

 it feeds. In winter, like the common species, they are seen 

 roving about in small flocks, busily foraging from tree to 

 tree. It is said to lay 5 eggs. Mr. Audubon met with it 

 on the coast of Labrador. 

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