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plain titmouse is about five inches long. It is crested; the upper parts 

 are dark, dull gray; the lower parts dull whitish gray. A common 

 resident of the valleys and foothills of California, generally found among 

 the oaks. 



195. Mountain Chickadee; Parus gambeli Ridgw. 

 Uncrested. Length about five and a half inches. The western 



representative of the common chickadee of the eastern states. Head 

 black; throat black; a distinct line over eye; sides of head white; above 

 ashy gray; below grayish white, the sides with a brownish tinge; wings 

 and tail dark, scarcely marked with whitish. A resident of the mountains 

 in coniferous regions. 



196. California Chickadee; Parus rufescens neglectus Ridgw. 

 This is but a southern race of the chestnut-backed chickadee. Top 



of head dark smoky brown; sides of face white; throat sooty blackish; 

 above dark rufous ; breast whitish ; sides grayish, sometimes slightly tinged 

 with rufous. Common in the redwoods and pines of the Coast Moun- 

 tains, from Santa Cruz northward. It is social in habits and very tame. 



197. Wren-Tit; Cham<Ta fasciata Gamb. 



Size small, length six inches, but tail very long in proportion to body. 

 Above dark brown, unmarked; grayer on head; tail faintly barred with 

 dusky; below cinnamon brown, paler on belly; faint dusky streaks on 

 throat and breast. A common resident of the valleys and foothills of 

 the coast. A somewhat darker race has been distinguished on the 

 northwest coast. 



198. Californian Bush-Tit; Psaltriparus minimus calif ornicus 

 Ridgw. 



Bill very small; tail long. Length four inches. Top of head light 

 brownish; back brownish gray; breast pale grayish. Generally seen in 

 flocks and as a rule haunting the oaks. Common resident in the valleys 

 and foothills of California. 



199. Lead-Colored Bush-Tit; Psaltriparus plumbeus Baird. 

 Similar to preceding, but the sides of head are brown and top of 



head plain bluish gray like back. An inhabitant of the southeastern 

 desert. 



200. Verdin; Gold-Tit; Auriparus flaviceps (Sund.). 

 Length, four inches. Head and neck brilliant yellow. Back ashy; 



lower parts grayish white; patch of chestnut red on the wing-coverts. 

 Colorado Desert. 



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