HUDSONIAN CHICKADES. 
740. Penthestes hudsonicus. 5 inches, 
Crown and back brownish. 
The habits of this httle northerner are like those of 
the bird that we know so well; if anything they are even 
more tame than our bird, especially in the vicinity of 
lumbermen’s camps. ‘Lhey are only met with along our 
northern border or casually farther south; I have seen 
one individual in company with other Chickadees in 
Massachusetts. 
Song.—Not distinguishable from that of our Chick- 
adee, but uttered more incessantly. 
Nest.—In cavities of stumps, trees, posts or telephone 
poles, the cavity being lined with grass, feathers and fur; 
the six or seven eggs are white sprinkled with brown 
(.60 x .46). 
Range.—Resident in Canada and the northern border 
of the U.S. 
