BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. 
735. Penthestes atricapillus. 51%, inches. 
The Chickadees are one of the most popular birds 
that we have, owing to their uniform good nature even 
in the coldest weather, and their confiding disposition. 
They are common about farms and even on the outskirts 
of large cities they will come to feasts prepared for 
them on the window sill. 
Notes.—A clear “phe-be”; a “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” or 
“dee-dee-dee,” and several scolding or chuckling notes. 
Nest.—In hollow stumps at any elevation from the 
ground but usually near the ground, and most often in 
birch stubs; eges White, sparingly specked with reddish 
brown. 
Range.—Hastern N. A.. breeding in the northern half 
of the U. S. and northward: resident. 
736. Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) is sim- 
ilar to the last but smaller and with no white edges to 
the wing feathers: length 41% inches; found in south- 
eastern U. S., breeding north to Virginia and Ohio. 
