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little chap. His nestlings are handsome fluffy counter- 

 parts of their parents, and present an appealing picture 

 of innocence as they sit on a concealed perch waiting 

 to be fed. 



After the breeding season these birds unite in flocks, 

 often in company with the golden-crowned kinglets and 

 Oregon chickadees. 



742 a. COAST WREIS^-TIT. — Chamceafasciataphcea- 

 Family : The Nuthatches and Tits. 



Length : Wing 2.37, tail 3.41, bill 0.42. 



Upper parts sooty brown, darkest on head; under parts chestnut 



streaked with dusky. Eye pale yellow. 

 Geographical Distrihution : Humid coast region of Oregon and California. 

 California Breeding Bangc : Transition zone of the coast region from 



Carmel River, Monterey County, northward through the State, east 



through the San Francisco Bay region. 



Like the pallid ^wen-tit, this species belongs exclu- 

 sively to the Pacific slope and is a characteristic bird 

 of California. It is a common resident of the humid 

 coast belt, and its clear ringing song is one of the usual 

 sounds in a quiet tramp along the San Francisco Bay 

 meadows. That it is nuich more frequently heard than 

 seen is due to the shy dodging and persistent hiding 

 among the low bushes. 



