ORDER PASSERES. 59 



trance a knot-hole or small opening; composed chiefly of rabbits' fur; in 

 some cases a few fine grass leaves and feathers. Eggs, four to seven; .78x.58; 

 rosy white, thickly specked, spotted and blotched with reddish brown, inter- 

 mixed with purple; in form oval. 



B. 279. R. 52. C. 59. G. 20. U. 728. 



319. Sitta canadensis LINN. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Migratory; rare. Arrive 

 in March to first of April. 



SUBFAMILY PARIN^E. TITMICE. 

 GENUS PARUS LINNAEUS. 



SUBGENUS LOPHOPHANES KAUP. 



B. 285. R. 36. C. 40. G. 16. U. 731. 



320. Parus bicolor LINN. Tufted Titmouse. Resident; abundant in eastern Kan- 

 sas. Begin laying about the middle of April. Nest in deserted woodpecker 

 holes and natural cavities in trees; made of leaves and moss; lined with a fine, 

 soft fibrous, cotton-like substance, and hairs from cattle. Eggs, five to eight; 

 .75x.54; white, sprinkled with rusty red, thickest and somewhat running to- 

 gether around large end, with here and there a few blotches of lilac; in form 

 oval. 



SUBGENUS PARUS LINN^US. 



B. 290. R. 41. C. 44. G. 17. U. 735. 



321. Parus atricapillus LINN. Chickadee. Resident;- common. Begin laying 



early in April. Nest near the ground in holes made by themselves in decay- 

 ing trees and stumps. Composed of bits of moss, interwoven with fur and 

 fine hair, and occasionally a few feathers. Eggs, four to eight; .60x.47; white, 

 specked with reddish brown and purple stains, generally thickest and forming 

 a ring around large end; in form oval. 



B. 289, 289a. R. 41. C. 45. G. 18. U. 735a. 



322. Parus atricapillus septentrionalis (HABBIS). Long-tailed Chickadee. 

 Resident; rare in eastern Kansas, but quite common in the western part of the 

 State along the streams where skirted with trees and brush. Nesting habits 

 and eggs (.63x.49) similar to P. atricapillus. 



FAMILY SYLVIID-3S. WARBLERS, KINGLETS, GNATCATCHERS. 



SUBFAMILY REGULIN>. KINGLETS. 

 GENUS REG-ULTJS CUVIEB. 



B. 162. R. 33. C. 34. G. 15. U. 748. 



323. Regulus satrapa LIGHT. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Winter sojourner; rare; 

 in migration common. 



B. 161. R. 30. C. 33. G. 14. U. 749. 



324. Regulus calendula ( LINN.). Ruby-crowned Kinglet. An occasional winter 

 sojourner; in migration common. 



