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F. 135. PARIDAE (5), TITMICE, Tits, 206 sp.— 5 (5) A., 



55(48)0., 88(78)P., 32(32)E., 34(28)Nc, 8(5)N1. 

 4 327*Whiteface, White - faced Titmouse (Squeaker), 

 4 Aphelocephala (Xerophila) leucopsis, S.Q., N.S.W., 



V., S.A., C.A., W.A. (interior). 



Stat, small flocks, c. plains 4 

 Upper olive-brown; forehead, face white; under pale-buff; 

 tail tipped white; f., sim. Small seeds. Sweet 

 chirping notes. 

 F. 136. Chamaeidae, Wren-Tits, 3 sp. Nc. (W.U.S.). The 

 only family of birds restricted to the Nearctic Re- 

 gion. 

 F. 137. Regulidae, Gold-crested Wren, Fire-crested Wren, 

 Kinglet, 20 sp.— 6(5)0., 9(7)P., 1(0)E., 4(2)Nc. 

 4(2)N1. 

 F. 138. SITTIDAE (8), NUTHATCHES, 60 sp.— 12(11) A., 



21(18)0., 18(16)P., 1(1)E., 10(7)Nc, 3(1)N1. 

 8 328*Orange-winged Nuthatch (Tree-runner, Bark-pecker), 

 10 Woodpecker (e), Neositta (Sittella) chrysoptera, 



E.A., S.A. Stat. r. open forest 4.5 



Head brown; upper gray streaked black; wing dark- 

 brown with rich rufous band; upper base tail white; 

 tail black tipped white; under gray; under base 

 tail white barred brown; bill sharp slightly upturned; 

 f., head darker. Insects. "Chip-chip." 

 329 Black-capped Nuthatch (Tree-runner, Bark-pecker), 

 Woodpecker (e), N. pileata, N.S.W., V., S.A., C.A., 

 W.A., N.W.A. Stat. r. open timber 4.7 



Grayish-brown; upper base tail white; cap black; quills 

 blackish-brown with rich rufous band; tail black tipped 

 white; forehead, stripe over eye, under white; thighs 

 blackish-brown; f., head, face, hind-neck black. In- 

 sects. 



sentatives — the peculiar Wedgebill, "Kitty-lin-tof," and the four 

 Australian "Whitefaces." The Whiteface is "lively, with sweet 

 chirping notes." Its former scientific name {Xerophila) means 

 "dry lover," for it is found mainly in the drier parts. 



The European Tits belong to this family, so it is not desirable 

 to use the name "Tit" for the Australian birds of the genus 

 Acanttiiza, for they belong to the Warbler family (Sylviidae), and 

 not to the Tit family (Paridae) . 



The Nuthatches of the Old World and America are represented 

 by closely-related birds, with somewhat similar habits, in Aus- 

 tralia. These run spirally down a tree-trunk, searching every 

 crack or piece of bark. Eight of these birds occur in Australia. 

 Latham called them Nuthatches. It is now proposed to return 

 to this name, as it is used for the British, Indian, and North 

 American birds of this family (Sittidae). 



The male Black-capped Nuthatch (Tree-runner) is true to 

 name, but the female has the head and hind-neck black, instead 



