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and Canadian faunas, nesting from Berks, Lehigh, and Lebanon 

 Counties north and south along the Alleghanies to the south- 

 ern limit of the state. In western Pennsylvania, it is 



a common breeding "bird, encroaching upon the Carolinian 



southern 

 fauna and nesting in Alleghany and Greene Counties with such A 



birds as the Red-bellied Woodpecker and Gnatcatcner. 



736. Penthestes carolinensis carolinensis ( Auc| . ) . Carolina 

 Chickadee. 



The Carolina Chickadee is a very rare summer 

 resident in the southeastern and southern portions of Penn- 

 sylvania lying within the Carolinian fauna. Dr. Warren, in 

 his "Birds of Pennsylvania", mentions it as a very rare 

 breeder in Chester and Lancaster Counties and records three 

 nests taken about 1875 by Dr. W. S. Hartman near West Chester, 

 Chester County. All these nests contained nine eggs, which 

 is an unusually large number for this bird to lay. Later 

 Dr. Chas. Jack found it breeding in Delaware County near 

 Media, and in 1897 Mr. Richard F. Miller found a nest and 

 seven eggs at Holmesburg, Philadelphia County. Mr. Dickey 

 tells me that it does not nest in Greene County. 



748. Regulus satrapa satrapa Licht . Golden-crowned Kinglet. 

 Tho as yet no nest has actually been taken within 



