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F. 135. PARIDAE (5), TITMICE, Tits, 206 sp.— 5(5)A., 
55(48)0., 88(78)P., 32(32)E., 34(28)Nc., 8(5)N1. 
4 327*Whiteface, White - faced Titmouse (Squeaker), 
4 Aphelocephala (Xerophila) leucopsis, S.Q., N.S.W., 
v., S.A., C.A., W.A. (interior). 
Stat, small flocks, c. plains 4 
Uppe r oliverbrpwn; forehead, face white; under pale-buff; y 
tail tipped white;, f., sim. Small seeds. Sweet 
cEirping notes. ' 
F. 136. Ghamaeidae, Wren-Tits, 3 sp. Nc. (W.U.S.). The 
only family of birds restricted to the Nearctic Re- 
gion. 
F. 137. Regulidae, Gold-crested Wren, Fire-crested Wren, 
Kinglet, 20 sp.— 6(5)0., 9(7)P., 1(0)E., 4(2)Nc. 
4(2)N1. 
F. 138. SITTIDAE (8), NUTHATCHES, 60 sp.— 12 (11) A., 
21(18)0., 18(16)P., 1(1)E., 10(7)Nc., 3(1)N1. 
8 328*Oraiige- winged Nuthatch (Tree-runner, Bark-pecker), 
10 Woodpecker (e), Neositta (Sittella) chrysoptera, 
E.A., S.A. Stat. r. open forest 4.5 
Head brown; upper gray streaked black; wing dark- 
brown with rich rufous band; upper base tail white; 
^ tail black tipped white; under gray; under base 
tail white barred brown; bill sharp slightly upturned; 
f., head darker. Insects. *'Chip-chip." 
329 Black-capped Nuthatch (Tree-runner, Bark-pecker), 
Woodpecker (e), N. pileata, N.S.W., V., S.A., C.A., 
W.A., N.W.A. Stat. r. open timher 4.7 
Grayish-brown; upper base tail white; cap black; quills 
blackish-brown with rich rufous band; tail black tipped 
white; forehead, stripe over eye, under, white; thighs 
blackish-brown; f., head, face, hind-neck black. In- 
sects. 
sentatives — the peculiar Wedgebill, "Kitty-lin-tof," and the four 
Australian "Whitefaces." The Whiteface is "lively, with sweet 
chirping notes." Its former scientific name (Xerophila) means 
**dry lover," for it is found mainly in the drier parts. 
The European Tits belong to this family, so it is not desirable 
to use the name "Tit" for the Australian birds of the genus 
Acanthiza, for they belong to the Warbler family (Sylviidae) , smci 
not to the Tit family {Paridae) . 
The Nuthatches of the Old World and America are represented 
by closely-related birds, with somewhat similar habits, in Aus- 
tralia. These run spirally down a tree-trunk, searching every 
crack or piece of bark. Eight of these birds occur in Australia. 
Latham called them Nuthatches. It is now proposed to return 
to this name, as it is used for the British, Indian, and North 
American birds of this family (Sittidae) . 
The male Black-capped Nuthatch (Tree-runner) is true to 
name, but the female has the head and hind-neck black, instead 
