PARin.K— THE TITMICK. 



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Okn. Char. Crown witli a coiispinions prost. Hill conical ; both uppor and lower 

 outlines convex. Wings frrmlnateil ; lirst (piill very .short. Tail modenilely long and 

 rounded. .VesiLs in hollow trees ; eggs white with line red dotting.s. 



Of this genu.s there are several North American species, all a^'reeiii-,' in 

 ;,'e»cral diaiucters. One of tliese, 

 the L. wollurheri, is given by Ca- 

 biinis as typical, while he sepa- 

 mtes tiie L. hit'ohr generically 

 under tlie name of Ba-olophiis, 

 as having a ratlier iliHcrent form 

 of crest, stouter bill and feet, and 

 longer wings. All of our species, 

 liowever, vary in these charac- 

 ters, each one showing a different 

 combination, so that we prefer to 

 consider all as belonging to tjie 

 siime genus with P. crinUttiot. 



Tjophojilifines b'cohr. 



The species, all of which have tlie under parts uniform wliitish, may be 

 arranged as follows : — 



L. bicolor. ..,ov(! idunilieous; forehead blaek ; erown much like the back. Huh. 

 Eastern Province United States. 



L. atricriBtatus. Above phinibi>ous ; forehead whitish ; erown black. Jhh. East 

 A[e.\ico, north to Rio Grande. 



L. inornatus. Above olivaceous; forehead an.l crown like the back. Huh. South of 

 Middle and Western Provinces of United States. 



L wollweberi. Sides of head banded black and white; erown ash; throat black. 

 Hub. b. Koeky Mountauis of United States; Mu.\ico to Oaxaca. 



Lophophanes bicolor, Bonap. 



TUFTED HTMOUSE; BLACK-FBOHTED nTMOITSE. 



Parus «,W,.-. L,NN Syst Nat. 12th e.l. I. I76fi. 340 (based on P„ru. crislaU., Crrsny 



Buds Kurop... 1842.-BA,Kn, Birds N. An,. 18.58. 384; Koview 78 -Se^r ,7 

 Catal. mi, 14 no. 87. B..U„k,. l,„lor, Oah. Mus. Hdn.'l, 18.0. 91 ype^: ' 



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S... CnAu Above ashy ; a black frontal band. R..neath dull whiti.sh ; sides brownish- 

 chestnut, o( more or less intensity. Length, 6.25 inches ; wing 3 17 

 Hah. United States, from Missouri A^alley eastward. 



Feathers Of the crown elongated into a flattened crest, which extends back 

 as fur as the occ.put. Bill conical; lower edge of upper mandible nearly 

 straight at the base. Fourth and fifth quills etpuil ; third a little shorter 



