Golden-crowned Kinglet 

 Chickadee Ruby-crowned Kinglet 



735. Chickadee — Pcnthcstes atricapillus atri- 

 capilius. 



Smaller than sparrow. Length 5*4 inches. 



Top of head and the throat shinning black; sides 

 of head and neck white; back ashy; belly and sides 

 washed with pale buffy. 



A tame, saucy little bird of the trees, always on 

 the go. Says chick-a-dee ; has a spring song similar 

 to that of the White-throated Sparrow. Like other 

 titmice, it has a habit while feeding of hanging 

 back downwards from the twigs. 



755. Wood Thrush — Hylocichla mustelina. 



Length %Y\ inches. 



Upperparts rich cinnamon-brown, brightest on 

 the head, and obscured by olive-brown on the up- 

 per tail-coverts and tail ; underparts white, thickly 

 speckled with very distinct round black spots, ex- 

 cept on throat and middle of lower belly. 



From the other thrushes of the woods the Wood 

 Thrush is distinguished by its larger size, the 



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