Parus hu&sonicus. 
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^Descriptions of First Plumage of Cer¬ 
tain North Am. Bbs. Wm. Brewster. 
12. Parus hudsonicus. 
First plumage : female. Above olivaceous-drab, becoming much darker 
and more dusky on crown. Sides and anal region very pale brownish- 
rusty. Otherwise like adult. From a specimen in my collection taken 
at Upton, Me., August 25, 1873. This bird is, strictly speaking, in a 
transitional stage, having already acquired many feathers of its fall dress. 
It differs sufficiently, however, from the perfected condition of the autum¬ 
nal plumage to merit description under the above heading. 
Bull, N. 0*0. 3 . *J&n. , 1878 * p. Q 
