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Rorth of this belt the black-capped chickadee is a common resi¬ 
dent. Of the two remaining species the red-breasted nuthatch is 
an irregular transient, and the brown-headed nuthatch an acci¬ 
dental straggler. 
White-breasted Ruthatch— ( Sitta carolinensus). 
A short-tailed, tree-creeping, bluish-backed, black-crowned, white-bellied bird, 
with brown blotches on the under tail coverts. The sides of the head are white 
like the throat and breast, and the back neck black like the crown. 
Breeds throughout eastern North America. Winters about the same. Com¬ 
mon resident. 
Red-breasted Rutiiatch—( Sitta canadensis). 
A short-tailed, tree-creeping, bluish-backed, brownish-red-breasted bird, with 
the black of the top and sides of the head separated by a broad, distinct, white 
line over the eye. 
Breeds mainly north of the United States. Winters mainly south of the 
Middle States. Transient and very erratic. In southern New Jersey it fre¬ 
quently winters in small numbers. 
Brown-headed Ruthatch—( Sitta pnsilla). 
A small, brown-crowned, bluish-backed, whitish-bellied nuthatch, with no 
white line over the eye, but with a whitish patch on the back neck. 
Breeds in Atlantic and Gulf States to lower Chesapeake bay. Winters about 
the same. Bare straggler. Several have been seen at rare intervals in the 
southern counties of New Jersey. 
Tufted Titmouse; Crested Tit —(Pants bicolor). 
A loud-voied, conspicuously-crested, gray bird of the woods, with some black 
on the forehead and brown on the sides. 
Breeds in eastern United States, south of the upper border of the Carolinian 
fauna. Winters the same. Common resident. 
Chickadee; Black-capped Chickadee — (Pants airicapillus). 
A small, black-capped, black-throated, ashy-backed bird, with the rest of the 
head and breast white ; under parts buffy. 
Breeds in eastern North America, north of the Carolinian fauna. Winters 
southward to the Potomac valley. Rare in southern New Jersey. 
Carolina Chickadee; Southern Chickadee —(Paras caro- 
iinensis). 
A bird similar to the last, but smaller, and with the greater wing coverts not 
margined with white. 
Breeds in eastern United States, not ranging above the Carolinian fauna. 
Winters the same. Abundant resident throughout southern New Jersey, from 
Point Pleasant to Iladdonfield, and southward to Cape May. 
