28 SENNETT on T-wo New Titmice from Texas, [January 



Parus atricristatus. Black-crested Titmouse. 



First Plumage: — Upper parts dark ashy plumbeous strongly washed 

 with olive. Lores ashy white. Crest extends to bill, thus leaving no 

 frontlet. On two of my three specimens, which were shot same place and 

 day (Frazar, Rio Grande City. Texas, fune nth. i88o),the crest is mixed 

 dark ash and black, and on the other the crest color is same as back but a 

 darker shade. 



1 have also a female youngof the year taken by Mr. Bourbois at Lomita, 

 Texas, in July of 1879, which has a crest of mixed black ami ash. so it is 

 fair to say that in most cases the first plumage has the black crest mixed 

 with ash anil without the l;1oss peculiar to adults. The sides of head and 

 jugulum are dark ashy white. Throat ami middle of belly lighter. Sides 

 washed with very pale chestnut, almost a buff, ami a wash of same covers 

 upper belly and lower tail-coverts. The quills are edged ami tipped with 

 hoary. Bill horn color. Feet plumbeous. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SUUSPFCIES OF 

 TITMICE FROM TEXAS. 



BY GEORGE B. SENNETT. 



Parus atricristatus castaneifrons, subsp. now Chest- 

 nut-fronted Titmouse. 



J $. Adult: — Entire upper parts plumbeous, washed faintly with olive. 

 Crest thin, about one inch in length, restricted to middle portion of the 

 crown; it is of a dark brown color, mixed on edges with ashy plumbeous; 

 edges of crown and sides of both head and neck ashy plumbeous. Front- 

 let at base of crest chestnut. Lores white. I 'inlerparts light ash. washed 

 with chestnut on sides, and with taint traces of same on breast and under 

 tail-coverts. Tail slightly browner than back; wings browner than tail. 

 Size, that of Parus bicolor, but with bill even larger. Bill black. Feet 

 dark lead color. 



Habitat. Bee Co.. Texas. 



Dimensions : — Adult J. type. Xo. 3106: collector's No. 33; J. M. 

 Priour, Bee Co.. Texas. April 4. 18S6. Wing. 3.U : tail. 2.95 ; tarsus. .77 ; 

 bill, .4J. 



Adult $, type. No. 3107; collector's Xo. 34; J. M. Priour. Bee Co., 

 Texas, April 4, 1SS6. Wing. 2.95 ; tail. 2.95; tarsus. .77; bill. .45. 



Adult $. Xo. 310S; collectors Xo. 66; J. M. Priour. Bee Co.. Texas. 

 April 9, 1SS6. Wing. 3. 11; tail, 3. ; tarsus, .83: bill, .42, 



