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BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE. 



735. Parus atricapillus. S% 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 dis- 

 position. 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 N. A., breeding in the northern 

 half of the U. S. and northward; resident. 



736. Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) is 

 similar to the last but smaller and with no white 

 edges to the wing feathers; length 4*/> inches; found 

 in southeastern U. S., breeding north to Virginia and 

 Ohio. 



