ggs hiililen 



luructer. he 

 to iiuagine 

 ; withstand 

 II ho raises 

 -huh-huh — 



'ifLTlIATCH. — 



:.s uiul quills 

 of the huud 



South Caro- 



11. Ad. S .— 

 iMiii<; black ; 

 ui)i>cr parts 

 larks oil the 

 ithiTs black, 

 • their tips; 

 ;hroat white; 

 f or riifoux. 

 1(1 and stripe 

 back ; under 



; li., -.W. 



from Mani- 



iwiird alonjj 



limit of its 



IT) to May 

 jrular T. V. 



X, white or 

 or, -r.O X -47. 



ro northern 

 nice to 1)0 

 eharact»>r, 

 y drawled 

 l<mk. The 

 ay ho seen 

 n which to 



vl*/.— Top 

 le nape; no 



NUTHATCHES AND TITS. 



389 



white over the eye ; rest of upper parts bluiali gray ; outer tail-feathers black, 

 tipped with grayish, middle ones bluish gray ; under parts grayish white. 

 L., 4-50 ; W., iiCO ; T., l-'Jo ; B., -52. 



liiiinjn. — South Atlantic and (tulf States, north to Virginia; accidentally 

 to Missouri and New York. 



AVa'<, of feathers, grasses, etc., generally near the grouiui, in a liole in a tree 

 or stump. L'<j<jx, five to six, white or creamy wliite, heavily sinitted or blotc)ied 

 witii cinnamon- or olive-brown, •50 x -40. 



This little Nuthatch, the Rcd-cockadcd Woodpecker, and Pine 

 Warbler, are characteristic birds of the great pineries in our Southern 

 States. Frequently they are found associated. The Woodpeckers 

 generally keej) to the tree tops, the Warblers live on or near the ground, 

 while the Nuthatches scramble actively about from the base of tlie 

 trunk to the terminal twigs. The only note I have heard them utter 

 is a conversational tnee, fnee. They are talkative sprites, and, like a 

 group of school children, each one chatters away without paying the 

 slightest attention to what his companions are saying. 



731. Parus bicolor (Linn.). Tiftki) Titmoisk. .'('/.— Forelioad 

 black ; rest of the upper parts, wings, and tail gray ; under parts wliitish ; 

 sides washed with rufous; a conspicu- 

 ous crest L., (iOO; W., 3-10; T., 2-70; 

 B., -42. 



KiuKje. — Eastern United States; 

 breeds from the (!ulf States t(^ southern 

 Iowa and nortliern New Jersey ; resi- 

 dent througliout its breeding range. 



Washington, very connnon P. K., 

 more so in winter. 



Ne-tt., of leaves, moss, strips of bark, 

 feathers, etc., in Woodpin-Uers' deserted 

 holes, stumps, etc. AV/fAS tive to eight, 

 white or creamy white, rather coarsely 

 and evenly nmrked with rufous-brown, Fia. IH.—Tufted Titmouse. (Natural 



►T1 rr size.) 



•71 X •Sri. 



The Tufted Titmouse is a bird of very general distriljution in wood- 

 lands, whore its presence is always inad(! known by its notes. Its com- 

 mon call is a loud, clearly whistled pcto, prfo, fic/a, pi in, wiiich may bo 

 repeated by the sanui individual for hours at a time. Occasionally the 

 key is changed, and at first the notes are decidedly pleasing, but the 

 bird finally wearies one by its monotonous repetition. 



It utters also other whistled calls, and a di-df-dv-ilt', much like the 

 notes of the ('hickadcc. though sonunvhat louder and iioarser. 



The Tufted Tit is not a shy bird and nuiy be approached with ea.se. 

 Its conspicuous crest is an excellent field mark. 



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