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Family P A R I D A E . Nuthatches and tits. 



727. Sitta carolinensis Lath. White-breasted nuthatch. 

 Resident ; abundant. Found in orchards and woodlands. Nest, 



in hollow tree ; Apr. i8 — May 15 ; i brood ; eggs 6-9. Beneficial. 



728. Sitta canadensis Linn. Red-breasted Nuthatch, 



Winter visitant ; fairly common. Oct. i — Mar. 30. Occurs 

 mostly in secluded woodlands. Breeds at Buffalo, — Berg, p. 20 ; at 

 Holland Patent — Auk 7, 230. 



729. Sitta pusilla Lath. Brown-headed nuthatch. 



Summer visitant ; accidental. Elmira, May 24, 1888 — Auk 5, 432. 

 731. Parus bicolor Linn. Tufted titmouse. 



Accidental visitor from the south. Holly, March 17,1899, — Auk 

 16, 196, Buffalo — Berg. p. 20. Elmira — Gregg p. 24. 



735. Parus atricapillus Linn, Chickadee. 



Resident ; abundant. Found in trees and shrubbery'. Nest, in 

 hollow stump or tree ; Apr. 18 — May 25. Eggs 6-8. Beneficial. 



736. Parus carolinensis Aud. Carolina Chickadee. 

 Accidental visitant. Lancaster — Berg, p, 20. 



Family SYLVIIDAE. Warblers, kinglets, gnatcatchers. 



748, Regulus satrapa Licht, Golden-crowned kinglet. 

 Transient visitant ; common. Occasionally found in winter. 



Oct. I — Apr, 30. Migrates by night. Found in orchards, groves 

 and woodlands. 



749. Regulus calendula (Linn.) Ruby-crowned kinglet. 

 Transient visitant ; common. Apr. 15 — May 7 ; Oct. 10 — Nov, 



I, Migrates by night. Found in copses and woodlands. Beneficial. 



751. Polioptila caerulea (Linn.) Blue-gray gnatcatcher. 



Summer resident ; rare. Canandaigua, June 3, 1886 — Elias J. 

 Durand. Lancaster — Berg. p. 20. Breeds, Coldwater, 1890 — 

 Short, p. 20. 



Family TURDIDAE. Thrushes, stone-chats, blue-birds, etc. 

 755. Hylocichla mustelina (Gmel.) Wood thrush. 



Summer resident ; common. May 6 — Sept. 20. Migrates by 

 night. Found in city parks, and in woodlands. Nest, usually in low 

 tree or bush, but sometimes 30 feet from ground. May 20 — June 15 ; 

 Eggs, 3-4. Beneficial, like all the thrushes. 



