PERCHING BIRDS 



735a. Long-tailed Chickadee. Penthestes 

 ataricapilhis septentrionalis. 



Range. — Rocky Mountain region, north to British Co 

 lumbia. 



This variety is very similar to the last but has a slightly 

 longer tail and the colors are purer, [ts nesting habil 

 are the same and the eggs are indistinguishable from those 

 of the eastern Chickadee. 



7S5b. Oregon Chickadee. Penthestes atricapillus 

 occide n talis. 



Range. — Pacific coast from California to Alaska. 



The habits and eggs of this slightly darker variety are 

 just the same as those of the common Chickadee of 

 the east. 



736. Carolina Chickadee. Penthestes carolinensis 

 carolinensis. 



Range. — Southern United States from the 

 ^r. Gulf to New Jersey and Illinois. 



The southern Chickadee is -mailer than 

 t 'j the northern and the wing coverts and feathers have little or 

 '':.--.•' no white edgings. Their nesting habits are in every particulai 



White tlie same as those of atricapillus and the eggs cannol be di 



tinguished with certainty, hut average smaller; size .53 \ 



'35b — 537 — 53 S 



736a. Plumbeous Chickadee. Penthestes carolinensis agilis. 



Range. — Eastern and central Texas. 



This variety is said to be more plumbeous above and much whiter below 

 than the preceding. No differences can be found in the eggs of the two van 

 and the nesting habits are the same. 



7:!?. Mexii \\ ( hickadee. Penthestes sclateri. 



RaiiK'-. Mountains of western Mexico north to southern Arizona. 



This species has the black more extended on the throat and the under parts 

 are grayish of a lighter shade than the upper, the cheeks, however, remaining 

 white. Their nests are in hollow stubs and the eggs are Indistinguishable from 



those of (lie lorei;oiim Chickadi 



738. Mountain Chickadee. Penthestes gambeli gambeli. 



Range.- Rocky Mountain region and wesl to the Pacific; north to British 

 Columbia chiefly in higher ran. 



This handsome little Titmouse has a white superciliary 

 line, leaving a black jtripe through thi Their habits 



are like those of the other Chickadees and thej ar [ually 



confiding and Inquisitive. Their eggs range from five to eight 



in number and ar< either pure white or faintly marked with fg 



reddish brown; size .60 \ .45. Data. E t< Park, Colorado, 



June 8, 1803. Nest In an old Sapsucker's hole in a liv< 



,„.,, tree. 28 feel fn m thi ground; cavttj lined with hair and fur. /"^ r 





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