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of the soft fibrous substances which grow at the base of the 

 fronds of the saw palmetto. Breeds in the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf States, in March and April. 



730. Pygmy Nuthatch, Sitta pygmcea. Eggs, 6, 6, 7, or 

 8, rarely 9, oval, white, spotted and dotted with reddish brown ; 

 .47 -j- -6^ t<^ -^0 "l~ -65. Nests placed in holes, composed of 

 feathers, vegetable down, etc. Breeds in Western United 

 States, from New Mexico and Colorado to Southern California, 

 in May. 



731. Tufted Titmouse, Parus hicolor. Eggs, 6 or 7, oval, 

 white, spotted and blotched with light reddish brown and 

 lilac over the entire surface, but a little more thickly on the 

 larger end ; .55 -|- .70 to .60 -f- .75. Breeds in Eastern United 

 States, west to the plains, north to Pennsylvania, in April and 

 May. 



731a. Texas Tufted Titmouse, Pants hicolor texensis. 

 Eggs, probably similar to those of No. 731. Breeds in Texas. 



732. Black-crested Titmouse, Pants atricnstaties. Eggs, 

 5 to 7, oval, white, finely sprinkled with purplish brown ; .48 

 -}- .62 to .49 -f- .63. Nests placed in holes of trees, composed 

 of grass, wool, feathers, and moss. Breeds in Southeastern 

 Texas and Eastern Mexico, in March, and again in May. 



732a. Chestnut-fronted Titmouse, Pants atricristatiis 

 castaneifrons. Eggs, probably indistinguishable from those of 

 No. 732. Breeds in Texas. This sub-species and No. 731a 

 have recently been described by Mr. George B. Bennett in the 

 «' Auk " for January, 1887. 



733. Plain Titmouse, Pants inomatus. Eggs, 5 to 7, 

 oval, white, often unspotted, but frequently sparingly dotted 

 with reddish ; .45 -{- .65 to .55 -|- ,70. Nests placed in holes 

 of trees, composed of grass, feathers, etc. Breeds in Califor- 

 nia and Western Oregon. 



733a. Gray Titmouse, Pants inomatus griseus. Eggs, 

 probably similar to those of No, 733. Breeds in New Mexico 

 and Colorado to Arizona and Nevada. 



