TUFTED TITMOUSE. 
Parus bicolor. 
Char. Above, bluish ash ; beneath, dull white j flanks tinged with 
yellowish brown ; forehead black , head conspicuously crested. Length 
to inches. 
A'fs/. In a cavity of a tree or stump ; composed of leaves, moss, or 
woollen material, lined with feathers. 
5-8 ; white or pale cream, spotted with reddish brown ; 0.75 
X 0.55. 
From the geographic limits of this species, as it occurs to 
me, I am inclined to believe that the bird seen in Greenland 
may be different from the present, as it scarcely appears to 
exist north beyond the States of Pennsylvania or New York. 
They are seldom, if ever, seen or heard in this part of Massa- 
chusetts, and instead of being more abundant to the north, as 
believed by Wilson, they are probably not known there at all. 
In the Southern States, at least in winter and spring, they are 
very common, and present all the usual habits and notes of the 
genus. The numbers which I saw in the Southern States from 
January to March would seem to indicate a migratory habit ; 
but whether they had arrived from the Northeast, or from the 
great forests of the Y'est, could not be conjectured. 
The Peto, as I may call this bird from one of his character- 
istic notes, and the Carolina Wren, were my constant and 
amusing companions during the winter as I passed through the 
dreary solitudes of the Southern States. The sprightliness, 
caprice, and varied musical talent of this species are quite 
interesting, and more peculiarly so when nearly all the other 
vocal tenants of the forest are either absent or silent. To 
