BIRDS OF WEST VIRGINIA — WETMORE 415 



bill at nostrils, 26.0; and tarsus, 54.7 mm. This specimen is in some- 

 what worn dress. 



In addition to the above I noted one flying low over cultivated 

 fields at Circleville on October 1, 1935, and another on Lost River 

 near McCauley on October 13. Near this same postoffice I observed 

 one on May 24, 1936, above the slopes of Short Mountain. Perrygo 

 recorded them also on Kennison Mountain, bordering the Cranberry 

 Glades, June 9, and on Cheat Mountain above Cheat Bridge June 

 27. They were seen at The Sinks on Middle Mountain on July 4, 

 and on Rich Mountain south of Harman on July 6 and 7. One was 

 recorded near Thorn wood on July 10. 



CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS BRACHYRHYNCHOS Brehni 



Eastern Crow 



An adult male crow taken with a young bird just from the nest 5 

 miles west of Grantsville, Calhoun County, has the following measure- 

 ments: Wing, 315; tail, 187; culmen from base, 50.5; tarsus, 62.8 

 mm. It is identified as C. b. brachyrhynchos, which should nest 

 through the extreme northern and northwestern part of the State. 



CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS PAULUS Howell 



Southern Crow 



Following are specimens ascribed to the southern race of the crow: 

 Wayne, May 1 ; Mercers Bottom, November 3 ; Ben Lomond, October 

 28; and Cranberry Glades, June 18. A young bird just from the 

 nest was taken in the latter locality on June 15. 



From near Wayne a male measures as follows: Wing 286, tail 156, 

 culmen from base 48.8, and tarsus 62.1 mm; and a female: Wing 296, 

 tail 178, culmen from base 45.1, and tarsus, 57.5 mm. A male from 

 Mercers Bottom has the wing 295, tail 176, culmen from base 45.9, 

 and tarsus 55.6 mm, and a female from Ben Lomond measures: 

 Wing 296, tail 178, culmen from base 45.1, and tarsus 57.5 mm. A 

 breeding male from the Cranberry Glades has the wing 306, tail 175, 

 culmen from base 47.5, and tarsus 59.7. All these fall within the 

 size range of shorter wing and smaller bill assigned to C. b. paulus. 

 From this material it appears that the southern crow ranges from the 

 central part of the State southward. 



Family PARIDAE 



PENTHESTES ATRICAPILLUS ATRICAPILLUS (Linnaeus) 



Black-capped Chickadee 



This bird was recorded as follows: 2 miles east of White Sulphur 

 Springs, April 18; 3,000 feet elevation on Katis Mountain, above 

 White Sulphur Springs, November 6; 3,800 feet elevation on Cheat 

 Mountain, 3 miles west of Cheat Bridge, June 25 and September 26; 



