104 



WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 115= 



CHICKADEE. 



Genus: Parus. 



Species: P. atricapillus. 



Distribution: 



A very common permanent resident. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts whitish, crown and nape black, under parts 

 white, tinged witli buflf", throat black. Bill and leet black. 

 Length about 5.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



'^Chick-a-dee-dee-dee," a sweet "phocbe" and ''day-day-day" 

 and various other lively notes. 



Haunts: 



Evergreen^ birch and orchards. 



