Similar to Bohemian Waxwing but smaller. 
Notice—No yellow or white on wings. 
Found—_N. A. south 10 oe Rica. 
5. os in Plumage. 
-~Bush-tit, 4-442. 
Four varieties similar. 
Localities differ. 
- Above Brownish mouse-gray, below smoky brown. 
Notice—Head and flanks darker. 
Nest—Long hanging pocket, opening on side just above 
branch door-step usually. : 
Eges—5-9 whitish. 
Lisping “sst-sst-sst.” 
1. Bush-tit. 
| Found south of Columbia Rive: west coast. 
2. Plumbeous Bush-tit. 
— Found—Interior arid region. 
8. Puget: Sound Bush-tit. 
| Found—Puget Cound country. 
4. Sacramento Bush-tit. 
: Found—In California. 
Chick doe (Eastern type), 442-5%. | | 
Cap and bib black; back olive gray; buffy rump; wings: 
and tail slate with light edges; lower parts white; 
buffy sides. | | 
Notice—-Larger size, brighter coloring. 
 Found—“A separate colony” bteween Rockies and 
-. Cascades; Oregon through B. C., Eastern. N. A. 
Nest—Hole in tree with soft bed. 
Eggs—5- 8 white, few dots. 
“Chick-a-dee-dee-dee.” 
-Chestnut-backed Chickadee. 
See Red or Brownish-red in Plumage. 
Mountain Chickadee, 5-5% 
- Much like type form. : 
Notice—White line above eye (almost ‘Meeting on 
forehead) trims black cap. : 
Found—Mountains and plateaus of Western U. S. From 
_B. C. to Lower Cal. (chiefly east of Cascades.) ~ 
Similar to type form. 
Oregon Chickadee, 4%4-544. 7 
Similar to Chickadee but smaller and darker, less white 
on edges of wings and tail. 
Notice—Usually found in lower branches of trees in 
humid Pacifie Coast district. 
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