Jan.. 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin — Cory. 



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Bill, less than three-eighths inch long; crown and throat, black; 

 greater wing coverts, not edged with white; breast, white; belly and 

 sides, pale buff. PeiiiJicstcs carol iiicii sis. 



Carolina Chickadee. 



See No. 353. 



Throat, black; sides of body, chestnut brown. 



PentJicstcs hndsonicus. 



Hudsonian Chickadee. 



See No. 354. 



GROUP 2. Wing, over 3 inches long. 



Throat and under parts, dull white ; 



sides of body, tinged with rufous 

 crown, gray, with more or 



forehead, black, in 



brown ; 



less of a crest; 



adults. 



Bccoloplms liicolor. 

 Tufted Titmouse. 

 See No. 351. 



Tufted Titmoxise, 



Family SYLVIID.^. Kinglets and 

 Gnatcatchers. 



The Sylviidae are divided into three subfamilies, one of which, 

 the Sylviinae or Old World Warblers, is not represented in eastern 

 North America. The other two may be summarized as follows: — 



Subfamily REGULIN/P:. Kinglets. 



Size, small; length, less than 4.75; wing, less than 2.50 inches; 

 tarsus, booted ; wings, longer than tail ; tail, emarginate ; males, with 

 crown of the head showing red or yellow; 8 species, two of which 

 occur in eastern North America. 



