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2. Acredula minima. 



A. Western liace (A. minima). 



Parus minimus, Towmvnd, J. A. N. Sc. Pliilad. vii. 1837, p. 190; 



Audiih. Orn. Biogr. iv. p. -i&l, pi. 382. figs. 5 & G ; Aud. B. Am. 



ii. p. IGO, pi. 130; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 234, no. 3392. 

 Pcecile minima, Bp. C. A. i. p. 330 (1850). 

 Psaltria minima, Cassin, N. A. B. p. 20 (1856). 

 Psaltripaius minimus, Bp. C. R. xxxi. p. G2 (1854) ; Baird, Cass., i^ 



Laicr. N. A. B. p. 397; Sclat. Cat. Am. B. p. 13, no. 76; Cooper, 



Birds Californ. p. 48 ; Cones, Key N. Am. B. p. 82. 

 Psaltriparus minimus, var. minimus, Baird, Brew., ^- Ridgiv. N. A. B. 



i. p. 109 (1874). 



B. Eastern Race (A. plumbea). 



Psaltria plumbea, Baird, Pr. Acad. N. S. Phil. y\\. 1854, p. 118. 

 Psaltripaius plumbeus, Baird, Cass., ^- Laicr. B. N. Am. p. 398, 



pi. 33. tig. 2 (1860) ; Sclat. Cat. Am. B. p. 13, no. 77 ; Cooper, 



Birds Calif, p. 49; Cnies, Key N. A. B. p. 82; id. B. N. West, 



p. 23 ; id. B. Colorado VaU. p. 125. 

 Parus plumbeus. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 234, no. 3393 (1869). 

 Psaltriparus minimus, var. plumbeus, Baird, Brew., ^- Bidqiv. N. A, 



B. i. p. 110 (1874). 

 Psaltrites helviventris, Cab. J.f. O. 1881, p. 333, pi. 4. tig. 1. 



Western Eace (A. minima). 



The whole crown and nape dull brown ; general colour above 

 ashy grey, with a slight olive tinge ; wings and tail dai-k brown, 

 externallj- narrowly edged with pale grey ; sides of head and Hanks 

 dull fulvous or brownish white ; rest of uuderparts and throat dull 

 white ; bill and feet black. Total length under 4 inches, culmen 

 0-32-0-35, wing 1-75-1-85, tail 2-1-2-2, tarsus 0-55. 



Hcib. Pacific States of North America. 



a. Ad. sk. Puget Sound. John Gould, Esq. 



b. Ad. sk. California. Purchased. 



Eastern Race (A. plumbea). 



Slightly larger than A. minima, and having the crown of the head 

 uniformly coloured with the back instead of brown. Total length 

 about 4-20 inches, wing 2-15, tail 2'50. (Baird, Brewer, i|- liichj ~ 

 way, 1. c.) 



"Represents A. minhna in the Southern Eocky-Mountain region 

 being found in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming '\iid. I. c). 



3. Acredula erythrocephala. 



Parus erythrocephalus, J'igors, P. Z. S. 1831, p. 23; Gmdd, Cent. B. 

 Him. Mts. pi. XXX. fig. 1 (1832) ; Hodys. in Grays Zool. 3Iisc. 1844, 

 p. 83 ; Gray, Cat. Mamm. etc. Nepal pres. Hodqs. p. 73; Bp. C. A. 

 i. p. 230; Gould, B. Asia, pt. vii. p. 11 ; Brooks, &tr. F. 1879, p. 487. 



Orites erythrocephalus, Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. As. Sac. p. 104 (1849) ; 



