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177. Sitta canadensis Linn. 

 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 



Above, bluish-ash; beneath, rusty-brown; crown, black. Length, 4i 

 inches. 



Rare and irregulai- winter visitor, from November to April. 

 Habits lilve the preceding, but note, higlier pitched. 



178. Parus atricapillus (Linn.). 

 CHICKADEE. BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE. 



Above, brownish-ash; beneath, whitish; crown and throat, black. 

 Length, 5 inches. 



Abundant resident, least common in summer. Raises 1 or 2 

 broods. Eggs 4-6, white, spotted with pink. Nest of fur, 

 feathers, etc. in a hole in a stump or fence post. Eggs laid in 

 May and June. Feeds on insects, chiefly. Beneficial. Notes, 

 the well known '■'•cMck-a-dee-dee-dee" or a plaintive '■^pJioe-bee". 



179. Regulus satrara Licht. 

 GOLDEN CROWNED KINGLET. 



Above, greenish-olive; beneath, yellowish-white; patchon crown, orange 

 or yellow, bordered by black. Length, 4inches. 



Rather common winter visitor. Earliest arrival, Oct. 18 ; 

 departs northward in April. Feeds on insects. Beneficial. 

 Not much of a musician. 



180. Regulus calendula (Linn.). 

 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. 



Above, dull greenish-olive; beneath, yellowish-white; male with a ruby- 

 red patch on crown. Length, 41 Inches. 



Common migrant in October and November, April and May. 

 Feeds on insects. Beneficial. A very fine singer for so small 

 a bird, though generally silent in the fall. 



