BIRDS OF ONTARIO 79 



FAMILY SITTID^. (NUTHATCHES.) 



GENUS SITTA. 



(727) White=breasted Nuthatch. 



(Sitta carolinensis.) 



A common resident. Breeds throughout its range in the Province, 

 wherever there is heavy timber. 



(728) Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



(Sitta canadensis.) 



A resident species, but most frequently observed during the migra- 

 tions. In winter it is fairly common. 



I once found a pair evidently breeding near Toronto, and it regularly 

 breeds in the interior and northward, 



SUBFAMILY PARING. (TITMICE.) 



GENUS PARUS. 

 (735) Chickadee. 



(Parus atricapillus.) 



A very common resident and one of the most useful birds of the or- 

 chard. 



Breeds throughout its range in the Province. 



(*) (740) Hudsonian Chickadee. 

 (Parus hudsonicus.) 



In southern Ontario this is only a very rare straggler from the north. 

 As might be expected, it is more frequently seen in the Ottawa district 

 than elsewhere. 



Mr. Kay reports having seen a pair near^Port Sydney, Muskoka, in 

 November, 1892. 



FAMILY SYLVIID^E. (KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS, ETC.) 



Bill slender, depressed at base, notched and decurved at tip. Rictus 

 with bristles ; nostrils oval. Tarsus usually booted, scutellate in Poliop- 

 tilla. Basal joint of middle toe attached its whole length externally, half 

 way internally. 



SUBFAMILY REGULIN/E. (KINGLETS.) 

 GENUS REGULUS. 



(748) Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



(Regulus satrapa.) 



An abundant migrant and common winter resident. 

 Probably breeds in our northern forests, as it does In Massachusetts. 



