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taken or reported this variety : Drexel, Fort Bridger ; Merriam, 

 Yellowstone park ; Jesurun, Douglas ; Bond, Cheyenne ; Cary, 

 Newcastle ; Aiken, Sherman. 



728. Sitta canadensis Linn. 

 Red-breasted Nuthatch. 

 Resident ; rather common in wooded districts. But few 

 have noticed this species, which is locally abundant. Drexel 

 reports them from Fort Bridger ; Coues from Green river and 

 other localities ; Bond from Cheyenne ; Jesurun from Doug- 

 las, and Grinnell from Freezeout hills. I have observed this 

 bird near Steamboat mountain, at Atlantic, Laramie peak and 

 on Douglas creek. 



730. Sitta pygmaea ViG. 

 Pygmy Nuthatch. 

 But little is known of this species. It should be found 

 rather abundant. Bond has the only specimen that I have ever 

 seen that has been taken in the state. Aiken reports them as 

 winter residents near Sherman. 



CHICKADEES. 



735 a. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis (Harris.). 

 Long-tailed Chickadee. 

 Resident ; common in the mountains. This variety has 

 been noted by many. Coues reports it from Bitter Cotton- 

 wood creek, Fort Bridger and Green river ; Jesurun from 

 Douglas ; Drexel from Fort Bridger ; Allen from Green river ; 

 Grinnell from Yellowstone park ; West from Buffalo ; Aiken 

 from Sherman ; and Cary from Newcastle. There are two 

 skins in the University collection. 



738. Parus gambeli Ridgw. 

 Mountain Chickadee. 

 Resident ; the common chickadee of the state. Coues 

 makes several references to Wyoming specimens ; Bond re- 

 ports them from Cheyenne ; Jesurun from Douglas ; Grinnell 



