BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. 



735. Pcntltcsics atricapillus. 5^4 inches. 



The Chickadees are one of the most popular birds 

 that we have, owing to their uniform good nature even 

 in the coldest weather, and their confiding disposition. 

 They are common about farms and even on the outskirts 

 of large cities they will come to feasts prepared for 

 them on the window sill. 



Notes. A clear "phe-be"; a "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" or 

 "dee-dee-dee," and several scolding or chuckling notes. 



Nest. In hollow stumps at any elevation from the 

 ground but usually near the ground, and most often in 

 birch stubs; eggs white, sparingly specked with reddish 

 brown. 



Range. Eastern X. A., breeding in the northern half 

 of the U. S. and northward; resident. 



736. Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) is sim- 

 ilar to the last but smaller and with no white edges to 

 the wing feathers; length 4% inches; found in south- 

 eastern U. S., breeding north to Virginia and Ohio. 



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