TITMICE 



(735) Penthestes atricapillus 



atricapillus (Linn.) a.-it., black hair). 



CHICKADEE. Ads — Plumage 

 as shown by the upper bird; crown 

 and throat black; upper parts ashy- 

 gray; wing feathers, especially the 

 coverts, distinctly margined with 

 whitish; below white on the breast 

 and buffy on the sides. L., 5.25. 



Range — N. J., Pa., Ind. and Mo. 

 northward to Newfoundland, Ungava 

 and Keewatin. 



(736) Penthestes carolinensis 



carolinensis (Audubon) 

 CAROLINA CHICKADEE. 

 Little or no white on wing. L., 4.50. 

 From N. J., Ind. and Mo. southward. 

 (736a). P. c. agilis. PLUMBEOUS 

 CHICKADEE. La., Tex. and Ark. 

 (736b). P. c. impiger. FLORIDA 

 CHICILADEE. Fla. 



representative of this family, has a distribution correspond- 

 ing to that of Cardinals and CaroUna Wrens, that is they sel- 

 dom occur in the northern tier of states. They occur in 

 woods and thickets, in just such places as these other birds 

 are found and, like them, their presence is always proclaimed 

 by their oft-repeated whistles, which sound like "peto, peto, 

 peto, peto." Less often they "dee-dee-dee-dee"' like a 

 chickadee but louder. They are inquisitive in a high degree 

 and are always in the thick of any bird disturbance that 

 occurs in their neighborhood. Indeed, the chances are that 

 they were the cause of it. 



They are prolific birds, rearing usually two broods a sea- 

 son, each of six or eight. The nests are in cavities of stumps 

 or deserted woodpecker holes higher up. 



CHICKADEES are known and liked by every one, resi- 

 dent wherever found and one of the few species that remain 

 in the Northern States throughout the year. They are quite 

 tame at all seasons and sometimes remarkably so during 



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