Appendix, 



190. California Chickadee; Parus rufescens 

 neglectui Ridgw. 



This is but a southern race of the chestnut-backed 

 chickadee. Top of head dark smoky brown; 

 sides of face white; throat sooty blackish; above 

 dark rufous; breast whitish; sides grayish, some- 

 times slightly tinged with rufous. Common in 

 the redwoods and pines of the Coast Mountains, 

 from Santa Cruz northward. It is social in 

 habits and very tame. 



191. Wren-Tit; Chamaa fasciata Gamb. 



Size small, length six inches, but tail very long 

 in proportion to body. Above dark brown, 

 unmarked; grayer on head; tail faintly barred 

 with dusky; below cinnamon brown, paler on 

 belly; faint dusky streaks on throat and breast. 

 A common resident of the valleys and foothills 

 of the coast. In the interior valleys and foot- 

 hills it becomes paler and is known as the Pallid 

 Wren-Tit. 



192. Californian Bush-Tit; Psaltriparus minimus 

 calif amicus Ridgw. 



Bill very small; tail long. Length four inches. 

 Top of head light brownish; back brownish 

 gray; breast pale grayish. Generally seen in 

 flocks and as a rule haunting the oaks. Common 

 resident in the valleys and foothills of California. 



193. Verdin; Gold-Tit; Auriparus flaviceps 

 (Sund.). 



Length four inches. Head and neck brilliant 

 yellow. Back ashy; lower parts grayish white; 



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