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fled into the thickest parts. When all was quiet they would 

 Ciiutiously approach until within a few feet of me, seeming- 

 ly prompted by curiosity. Fearing the complete extermi- 

 nation of a species so restricted in distribution, I refrained 

 from taking more specimens. All that I secured were taken 

 within an area of sixty by three hundred feet, nor were any 

 seen elsewhere. A frightened female uttered a few '' twit" 

 " twits" of alarm, but with this exception they were utterly 

 silent. 



A careful and protracted search during the greater part 

 of two days, with the aid of my Mexican companion, failed 

 to discover the whereabouts of a nest, the eggs of which 

 remain unknown. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS COLLECTED. 



No. 2483. — Contained insects and two pine seeds. Length, 134mm. Extent, 

 165 mm. 



No. 2484. — Sex not determined. 



No. 2482.— Ovaries large. Eyes, dark brown. Contained insects. 



No. 2485.— Ovaries small. 



No. 2488.— Ovaries large. 



30. Sitta canadensis. 



Eed-beeasted Nuthatch. — Tolerably common among the 



