

HUDSONIAST CHICKADEE. 



740. Penthestcs hudsonicus. 5 inches. 



Crown and back brownish. 



The habits of this little northerner are like those of 

 the bird that we know so well; if anything they are even 

 more tame than our bird, especially in the vicinity of 

 lumbermen's camps. They are only met with along our 

 northern border or casually farther south; I have seen 

 one individual in company with other Chickadees in 

 Massachusetts. 



Song. Xot distinguishable from that of our Chick- 

 adee, but uttered more incessantly. 



Nest. In cavities of stumps, trees, posts or telephone 

 poles, the cavity being lined with grass, feathers and fur; 

 the six or seven eggs are white sprinkled with brown 

 ( .00 x .4(5 ) . 



Range. Resident in Canada and the northern border 

 of the U. S. 



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