1908] BIRDS. 59- 



Nest In hole in a tree. Breeds in West Virginia. 

 Food Much the same as in preceding species. 



729. Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla). A pair. 



Geog. Dist. South Atlantic and G-ulf States. 



W. Ya. Dist. No positive records of the occurrence of this species 

 in West Virginia. 



Nest In hole in tree or stump. 



Food Insects. 







731. Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor). One specimen. Sexes 

 alike. A species that will repay careful study. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern United States, from New Jersey and Penn- 

 sylvania southward. 



W. Va. Dist. In all the central, southern, and western part of 

 this state, this is one of the most abundant species. Rather rare in 

 the mountains. 



Nest Often in deserted Woodpecker's holes. 



Food It seems to me that this is one of our most useful birds, 

 though I have not gone into the study of its food habits with special 

 care. This birds feeds constantly about shrubbery, and often comes 

 into our yards, orchards, and gardens where it works unceasingly 

 in its search for insects. My observations lead me to believe that it 

 destroys great numbers of the eggs and larvae of injurious insects. 

 It would be well worth the while if some West Virginian would work 

 out the food habits of this bird, which is so common in our state. 



735. Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus) . Male and female 

 adult. 



Geog. Dist. Eastern North America, north of the Potomac and 

 Ohio Valleys. 



W. Va. Dist. Found only in the mountains. A very similar 

 species, the Carolina Chickadee, is abundant in the lower elevations 

 of the state. I have found some specimens that seemed to be inter- 

 mediate between the two species. 



Nest In a hole in stumps or trees. Breeds in our mountains. 

 Have taken young only a few day from the nest. 



Food Eggs of plant lice make up more than one-fifth of the 

 food of these birds in the winter months. A single bird, in one day, 

 has been known to eat more than four hundred and fifty eggs of 

 plant lice. Very useful in destroying other harmful insects anl 



