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CHECK LIST OF NORTH AMEBIC J " BIRDS. 



41. Lophophanes inomatus (Gamb.) Cass, b c 28. r 38. 



Plain Titmouse. 



42. Lophophanes atrocristatus Cass, b 286. c 29. r 37. 



Bladt-crested Titmouse. 



43. Lophophanes woUweberi Bp. b 288. c so. r 39. 



Bridled Titmouse. 



44. Pams atricapillus L. b 290. c 31. r 41. 



Blaclt-capped 'cliadeC' 



45. Parus atricap. "eptentrionalis (HaiT.) All. b 289. c 3io. r iu. 



Long-tailed Clik ^ee. 



46. Parus atricapillus occidentalis (Bd.) Cones, b 291. c su. r 416. 



Western Ciiicluidee. 



47. Parus carolinensis Aud. b 293. c 316. r 42. 



Carolina Chiclcadee. [Sec Addenda, No. 879. 



48. Parus montanus Gamb. b 294. c 32. r 40. 



Mountain Cliicliadee. 



49. Parus hudsonicus Forst. b 290. c 33. r 45. 



Hudsonian Cliicltadee. 



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we instinctively incline to the latter, both as throwing the stress of voice on the radical 

 Byllable, instead of on the connecting vowel, and as the a in -phunes represents two vowels, 

 ai or «' as in phenomenon, phirnoii<imoiis. 



41. L. In-or-na'-tQs. Lat. in, negative, and ornatiis, ornate, adorned; orno, I ornament. 



42. L. a-tro-cris-ta'-ttis. Lat. atcr, utra, niriini, black ; and cristatus, crested ; crista, a crest. 



Commonly written atricristatiis ; see Parus, No. 44. 



N. B. — The tenability of the position taken by Dr. Coues (B. C. V., i, p. 117 ; 1878) 

 respecting atro-nishitus has been queried by several correspondents ; among them Mr. 

 W. C. Avery, of Greensboro', Ala., who some time since furnished an extensive com- 

 mentary on the names of the old Check List, and whose suggestions have often proved 

 valuable. Mr. Avery maintains atricriskitus, adducing albicrrata (sc. Jims) from Pliny, 

 15, 18; and o/n'-, albi, nuii/ni-, &c., is undoubtedly a correct form of such compounds. 

 But wo take cristatus to be a perfect participle, and put ater in the ablative of instru- 

 ment ; there being no such word as atrirrislatus, unless we coin it. We consider the word 

 equal to cristatus atro, conformably with usage in Pirus alliolarratus, Ti/rannus auranliu-alro- 

 cristatus, &c. Compare also the actual Latin anro-davatus, striped with golden. 



43. L. woll-web'-«r-i. To Wollweber. 



44. Pa'-rQs a-trl-cSp-il'-lfls. Lat. parus, a titmouse ; etymology in question, but apparently 



parus for parvus, small, petty, like the actual adverb paruin, little ; Cr. iravpot, of same 

 signification, th. waueu ; cf. pau-cus, pau-lus, pau-prr, &c. — Lat. atricapillus, black-hair(ed) ; 

 ca/iillus, hair of the head ; a diminutive, allied to caput, and Or. Kf<paK-fi, the head. Com- 

 pare Knglish capillar;;, thready, hair-like, i. p., as fine as a hair. Notice atri-, not atro- ; 

 cf. lophophanes. No. 42. If the compound were with capillatus, it would be atrocapillatus. 

 46. P. a. sgp-tSn-trT-S-na'-lTs. Lat. septentrionalis, northern ; scptcmtrioncs (scptem and trio) 

 being the constellation of seven stars near the north pole. 



46. P. a. 5c-cTd-gn-ta'-lIs. Lat. occidentalis, western ; occido, I fall ; i. e., where the sun sets. 



47. P. c5-rai-ln-en'-sls. See Mimus, No. 10. 



48. P. mon-ta'-nCis. Lat. montamis, relating to a mountain ; mons, genitive montis, a mountain. 



49. P. hi5d-s6n'-I-cfls. Latinized f ro n the name of Henry Hudson, discoverer of the region. 



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