BUSH-TIT. 
743. Psaltriparus minimus. 4 y 2 inches. 
Range. —Pacific coast of California, Oregon and Washing¬ 
ton. In habits all of these birds are similar to the Chicka¬ 
dees. They are full of life, and in searching for insects are 
as much at home when upside down on the outer end of a 
bunch of pine needles as are the Chickadees. For nest build¬ 
ing they have no superiors, making long gourd-like struc¬ 
tures of fibers, moss, and grass, woven closely together, lined 
with feathers and wool, suspended from twigs at a low eleva¬ 
tion or woven into some thick brush; they have a small open¬ 
ing near the top for the doorway. They lay from four to nine 
pure while eggs (.54x.40). 
LEAD-COLORED BUSH-TIT. 
744. Psaltriparus plumbeus. 4 1 / 4 inches. 
Range.— Oregon, Colorado, to southern California and Texas. 
The habits are identical with above. Nests are made the 
same, and from eight to twelve inches long. 
LLOYD BUSH-TIT. 
745. Psaltriparus melanotis lloydi. 4% inches. 
Range. —Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Habits the same 
as above. 
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