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sprinkling of dried moss. {Mac/arlane ?j The habitat of this bird 

 ncludes, as far as known, the spruce forests in northeastern Siberia, 

 extending acrossaverysimilar region in the northern half of Alaska 

 ind reaching the Anderson River on the east. (Nelson.) Several 

 specimens of Parns were obtained from various localities in the 

 i^ukon district. They were referred to the species cinctus. Later 

 ixaminations show that these are identical with P. obtectus. Cab. 

 Turner?^ 



?40. Hudsonian Chickadee. 



Parus hudsoniais Forst. 1772. 

 Abundant everywhere in the wooded tracts. Young were 

 Dbtained, July 19th, 1882, at Davis Inlet, and early in August at 

 Fort Chimo. {Packard!) Observed a number about 15 miles 

 nland from Richmond Gulf, July 6th, 1896; next observed at 

 jeorge's River, September i8th, where they were common. 

 Spreadborough) Breeds; is common, and does not migrate from 

 Newfoundland. {Reeks.) 



A rather common resident at Halifax, N.S. {Downs.) Not 

 incommon at Baddeck and Margaree, Cape Breton Island, July, 

 :898; common in spruce trees at Brackley Point, Prince Edward 

 'sland, June 26th, 1888. {Macoun.) Tolerably common on Prince 

 idward Island. {Dwight.) Met with at all seasons at St. John, 

 ^.B. {Chamberlain.) A common permanent resident at Scotch 

 ^ake, York Co., N.B. ( \ . H. Moore.) Not uncommon in the 

 lestigouche valley, N.B. {Brittain & Cox.) Common on the 

 Vlagdalen Islands. {Bishop^ Not so common as the black-capped 

 ;hickadee. It breeds in the northern part of Quebec province ; 

 ;aken at Beauport. {Dionne.) A rare winter visitant at Montreal. 

 Mr. Kuetzing has found this species in Hochelaga woods from 

 November ist to December 7th. {Winlle.) 



A moderately common winter migrant at Ottawa ; early fall 

 •ecords are October 31st, 1883 and October, 20th, 1889. {Ottawa 

 Vaturalist, Vol. V.) This seems to be the commonest chickadee 

 )n the Magdalen Islands; I met with it frequently there in June, 

 897, and found two nests containing young the middle of that 

 nonth. The nest was built in a small spruce stump about two 

 eet down, the hole being entered from the top. In one case the 

 lest rested on the ground, the stump being not more than eighteen 



