TUFTED TITMOUSE. 



731. Bceolophus bicolor. 6 inches. 

 Head crested, forehead black, flanks brownish. The 

 habits of this large Titmouse are almost identical with 

 those of Chickadees. They swing from the ends of twigs 

 in all manner of positions and creep about trunks, peer- 

 ing in crevices of the bark for insects. They are com- 

 mon in the southern states, breeding from the Gulf to 

 New York and Illinois; they are resident in the southern 

 portion of their range. Their eggs are laid in soft nests 

 of down and feathers in hollow stumps. Their notes are 

 loud, clear whistles. 



BLACK-CRESTED TITMOUSE. 



732. Bceolophus atricristatus. 6 inches. 

 Crest black, forehead white, flanks rusty. The habits 

 of this species are just like those of the very similar 

 preceding one. The birds are very tame, especially so 

 during the nesting season, when they will allow them- 

 selves to be lifted from the nest by hand- They are 

 found in southern and western TeyaSo 



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