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12th to May 13th. Mr. Kuthven Deane has found them breeding abundantly at 

 English Lake in June and July He has also noted them building August 4, 1889. 

 They mostly pass south in September, but Mr. Deane has found a few remaining 

 in Starke County as late as October 27. 



FAMILY CERTHIID^E. CREEPERS. 



GENUS CBRTHIA LINNJEUS. 

 290. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). BROWN CREEPER. 



Details of structure of Brown Creeper, nat. size. 



Common migrant and rare winter resident. Their occurrence in winter is ir- 

 regular, but almost every winter they are heard of, at various times, from different 

 localities throughout the State. I have never known it to breed in the State, but 

 Mr. H. W. McBride thinks it breeds in Dekalb County. They are very common 

 through Southern Indiana in early April and through October. They usually pass 

 north before May 1st, but Mr. G. G. Williamson found it in Monroe County, May 

 30, 1888. 



FAMILY PARID^. NUTHATCHES AND TITS. 

 SUBFAMILY SITTING. NUTHATCHES. 



GENUS SITTA LINN.EUS. 

 *291. Sitta carolinensis Lath. WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH; "ToM-Trr." 



Head of White-breasted Nuthatch, nat. size. 



Common resident. A queer, blue-gray bird, with black or gray head and short 

 tail, generally found creeping about the trunk and limbs of trees, as often head 

 down as otherwise. Pleasant, cheery little fellows, who remain with us throughout 

 the year, associating with Downy Woodpeckers, Tufted Titmice, Carolina Chicka- 

 dees, Juncos and Tree Sparrows. A motley crowd, moving about for the sake of 

 food and enjoying each other's company. 



