4 The Wilson Bulletin — No. 58. 



Parus major. — Back yellowish-green, upper tail coverts 

 bluish-gray, under parts yellow, top of head, throat and a 

 streak down the anus black, cheeks white. Length 1-i centi- 

 meters, tail G ctm. 



Parus ater. — Upper parts bluish-ash, lower parts whitish, 

 head and neck black, a big cheek patch and a longitudinal 

 stripe on the nape white. Length 11 ctm., tail 5 ctm. 



Cyanistes coeruleus. — Wings, tail, top of head sky blue ; a 

 wing band, edge of cheeks and nape white ; cheeks lined with 

 blue ; streak through the eye and a small spot in the nape 

 bluish-black ; rest of upper parts green, under parts yellow. 

 Length 12 ctm., tail 5.5 ctm. 



Pemthestes palustris. — Whole top of head black with a 

 metallic bluish tinge ; spot on chin black ; upper parts brown- 

 ish-gray overlaid with rufous ; sides of throat, breast, flanks, 

 and lower parts rusty whitish ; wings and tail darker and 

 grayer. Length 11.5 ctm., tail 4.8 ctm. 



Lophophanes cristatus. — Upper parts reddish over a brown- 

 ish-gray ; lower parts whitish ; feathers of head black with 

 w'hitish tips ; a conspicuous crest ; a streal< through the eye, 

 throat, two stripes to the occiput black ; cheeks white ; wings 

 and tail dark grayish-brown. Length 13 ctm., tail 4.5 ctm. 



Aegithalus caudatus. — Head and lower parts white ; sides 

 of breast, under tail coverts, lower back overlaid with light 

 reddish-brown ; tail wedge-shaped, the four middle rectrices 

 black, the rest black with whitish tips and outer edges ; front 

 part of back and wings blackish. Total length 15 ctm., of 

 which the tail measures 9 ctm. 



The Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalus caudatus) is commonly 

 called 'The Panhandle,' and a more appropriate sobriquet 

 could not be found. Imagine a birdikin whose body is a trifle 

 smaller than that of our Winter Wren, reminding you of a 

 thimble-like fluffy ball of cotton, with a tail that resembles the 

 handle of a frying-pan, and you will understand the name 

 'Panhandle.' The first time I met this most charming acrobat 

 of the Titmouse family was on February 1, 1889. A sudden 

 dash of warm winds had made the snow entirely disappear. 



