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FAMILY CERTHHD^. Creepers. 



A. o. u. Genls CERTHIA. Linn. 



NO. 



546 (72<.) CERTHIA FAMILIARIS AMERICANA. (Bonap.) Brown Creeper. 



Whole of North America to the Hrnit of large timber; lireeds from 

 uortheru border of United States, northward. 



FAMILY PARID^E. Nuthatches and Tits. 



Subfamily SITTIN/E. Nuthatches. 



Genus SITTA. Lixn. 



547 (7-27) SITTA CAROLINENSIS. Lath. White=breasted Nuthatch. 



Eastern United States; from Georgia north to the southern British 

 Provinces, and west to the Rocky Mountains. 



548 (727a) Sitta caroJinensis atkinsi. (Scott.) Florida "White-breasted Nuthatch. 



South Carolina to Florida ; differs in being somewhat smaller ; the wing 

 coverts usually not tipped with white. 



549 (72«) SITTA CANADENSIS. LiNX. Red=breasted Nuthatch. 



•' Whole of North America; breeding ehietly north of the United States, 

 except in western mountainous districts; eastern United States 

 chiefly in winter." I^idgway. 



550 (72il) SITTA PUSILLA. Lath. Brown=headed Nuthatch. 



"South Atlantic and Gulf States; north to southern Maryland and 

 (casually) Ohio, ^Missouri, etc." (A. O. I'^.) 



Subfamily PARIN^E. Titmice. 

 Genus PARUS. Linn. 



SuiuiKxrs LOPHOPHANES. Kwv. 



551 (7:31) PASUS BICOLOR. (Linn.) Tufted Titmouse. 



Eastern United States; from New .Icrsey and southern New England to 

 the Gulf. 



SuncENUs PARUS. Linn. 



552 (73.)) PARUS ATRICAPILLUS (Linn.) Chickadee. 



*' Ivistcrii Noitii .Vmcrica, north of the Potomac and Ohio \'allcy." 

 (A. <). I .) 

 55.^ (7.'.(;) PARUS CAROLINENSIS. <)ki>. Carolina Chickadee. 



■• Soutiu'Mstciii Slates; north to New .Icrsey and Illinois, west to 

 Missouri." (A. O. U.) 

 554 (Tilt) PARUS HUDSONICUS. Fok-i. Uudsoiiian Chickadee. 



Northern North .Vnierica ; I'loni .N'oithein New i-.n-ihind and .Michigan, 

 nortliward. 



