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LOPIIOl'IIANES WOLLWEBEltl, \\\). 



'H'^ollweber's Titinoiifiic. 



LophophaiicH wollwcbcri, Bp., O. R., x.vxi, September, 1850, -ITS. — Bd., Bird.s N. A., 1)S5S, 

 3SG.— W., V. S. & JU'x. Bouiiil. Sniv., ii, pt. ii, 185!), Birds, U, pi. .\v, f. 1.— 

 Kennerly, p. 11. Ii. Hep., Whipp. Route, x, 1859, 27. — Henry, I'roc. Acad. 

 Nat. Sci. Phila., 1859, 107 (New Mexico).— CouE.s, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 

 Phila., 18GG, 79 (Fort Whipple).— Bd., Rev. Am. Birds, i, 18(;i, 79.— Cooi'Eit, 

 Birds Cal., i, ]S70, 4:5.— CouES, Key N. A. Birds, 1S72, 80, f. 21.— IIensiiaw, 

 Rep. Jrii. Specs., 187.'{, Wheeler's Exped., 1871, 99. 



In the more southern portions of Ne\v Mexico and Arizona, this appears 

 to be a very generally distributed species, and, in certain localities, was 

 frequently met with. Of its breeding habits, nothing is known. In the fall, 

 however, these are very distinct from the preceding species. Instead of 

 being found in small companies or as stragglers on the skirts of the large 

 flocks of other species, it habitually moves about in flocks, composed often 

 of twenty-live, and even more, of its own species ; its exclusiveness in this 

 jiarticular being quite noticeable, though once or twice I have seen a few 

 (111 intimate terms of coiiipaiiiouship with the other .Chickadees. It pays 

 especial attention to the oaks, in which trees they move about slowly from 

 limb to liml), .stM-utiniziiig each crevice and fold of l);trk which is likely to 

 serve as a hiding place for insects. They are thus very thorough in their 



