Parvis atricapillus 
1871. 
May SO- 
.Juno 10 
1879. 
Juno 7, 
1 880 , 
May 27. 
1882. 
Oct. 8-; 2 
188S„ 
Mar eh 
Kt 
Maine (Lake Urnbagog ). 
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Common but vary silont and Inconspicuous. Pound 
tv/o .•vests in birch stumps, one Juno with w.vo and the 
other Juno 9 with four fresh o- -s. ^ 
Pest containing Several newly hatched youngs in a 
birch stump. About fivo foot above o’ a round.,. The 
evidently excavated this year. 
A nest containing fivo frosh eggs. 
Aory abundant during our entire stay. Pound every 
whore but 1 Usually in ixed flocks oi high '- ad. 
“Saturday I wont with my daughter for a day’s fish¬ 
ing. At noon we built a fire and spread a robe on the 
lev-, laying our lunch on on© side while we- sat cm '%}&. 
ovher. Soon after this four.-Chickadees appeared T 
doubtless attracted by the smoke. As we 'ta&'ihm they 
esrno nearer and nearer until they ventured. ©**,■ the rob© 
eating out .of our .plates. fhon ■ one alighted on a piece 
Oi. moat which .my daughter was holding is her finf-ers 
‘• not :r :Xi ’ a biscuit that I held. They repeatedly'phas¬ 
ed between r.iy arm and body as 1 lifted food,to my'.jupntit 
and oven brushod my bread with their wings. ' Msaliy om 
l r-f. lny finger grass>ing it fi45Nsaiy as 
xiindlpod itself .to the food she was holding. flidy' 
oat cmmM bo of, mines pi'e t sponge cake, bread', 
to /: ; y fiarprise, a quantity of. orange pulp,' although ihev 
P&id atvuntio.i vo tho .bright—colored pool lying on 
two 3.08, ho pr J.oiigod ear lunch nearly hal f-hn .hour and 
tnoy stayed ntil vrs finished. I know you would'haW 
enjoyed our oinnor—party. I am going out to-mbrrow to 
soo if they will come again”. (Extract from * letter 
■written by Manly Hardy, March 10, lt&5.' T&e ©pihode hem*, 
pouod^fteor hanger, Mains). jr. 
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