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to Canada, and, in the winter, as far south as the 

 District of Columbia. 



From central New Jersey southward to the Gulf 

 States we have the Carolina Chickadee. This is a 

 slightly smaller bird with less whitish margins on 

 the wing-feathers. Its "Chickadee" note is described 

 as higher and more hurried, and its whistle call is 

 usually composed of four notes instead of two, and 

 is not so strong and clear as that of the more north- 

 ern bird. 



In northern New England and Canada there is a 

 third Chickadee generally known as the Hudsonian 

 Chickadee. It has a brownish cap and its nasal 

 drawling "tchick, chee-day-day" is so unlike the 

 notes of our Black-cap that you should know the 

 Hudsonian by his voice as well as his brownish 

 crown. He rarely goes far from his summer home, 

 but in winter has been seen in small numbers as far 

 south as northern New Jersey. 



