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of its known distribution, it occurs in Dr. Coues' 

 List as " rare and perhaps accidental " in New Eng- 

 land (Pr. Essex Inst, v, 1868, p. 279). Notwith- 

 standing the evidence, it was expunged by Dr. Brewer, 

 with the remark, "I think this bird has no claim to 

 be included in the Avi-fauna of New England " (Pr. 

 Bost. Soc., xvii, 1875, P- 45 1 )* Mr. Merriam's work 

 of 1877 refers to the Linsley and Belknap records, 

 and adds the positive information that a specimen was 

 taken at Lyme, Conn., Feb. 27, 1872, by J. G. Ely; 

 that another was seen by the same in January, 1874 5 

 and that a third individual was captured near Hart- 

 ford, Conn. (Rev. B. Conn., p. 9). Dr. Brewer sub- 

 sequently restored the species (Pr. Bost. Soc., xix, 

 1878, p. 302). 



There are other instances of the occurrence of the 

 Tufted Titmouse in the Carolinian Fauna close to the 

 New England border; as, near New York (Law- 

 rence, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. N. Y., viii, 1866, p. 283), 

 and at Riverdale, N. Y. (Bicknell, Bull. Nutt. Club, 

 iii, 1878, p. 129). 



The breeding of the bird in southern New England 

 is a fact which may be confidently anticipated. 



BLACK-CAPPED TITMOUSE ; CHICKADEE. 

 PARUS ATRICAPILLUS Z. 



Chars. Not crested. Above, ashy-gray ; below, whitish ; wings and 

 tail like the upper parts, but more or less edged with hoary ; 

 crown and throat black ; sides of head more purely white than 

 the under parts ; bill and feet plumbeous-black. Sexes alike ; 

 young little different. Length, 5.00-5.25 ; extent, 7.75-8.25 ; 

 wing, 2.40-2.60 ; tail, 2.35-2.65 ; bill, 0.30 ; tarsus, 0.70. 



