. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TUFTED TITMOUSE. Parus bicolor. Char. Above, bluish ash; beneath, dull white; flanks tinged with yellowish brown ; forehead black ; head conspicuously crested. Length 5^ to 6)4 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tree or stump ; composed of leaves, moss, or woollen material, lined with feathers. ^Si^- S~8; white or pale cream, spotted with reddish brown; X From the geographic limits of this species, as it occurs to me, I am inclined to believe that the bird seen in Greenland
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. TUFTED TITMOUSE. Parus bicolor. Char. Above, bluish ash; beneath, dull white; flanks tinged with yellowish brown ; forehead black ; head conspicuously crested. Length 5^ to 6)4 inches. Nest. In a cavity of a tree or stump ; composed of leaves, moss, or woollen material, lined with feathers. ^Si^- S~8; white or pale cream, spotted with reddish brown; X From the geographic limits of this species, as it occurs to me, I am inclined to believe that the bird seen in Greenland may be different from the present, as it scarcely appears to exist north beyond the States of Pennsylvania or Nevi^ York. They are seldom, if ever, seen or heard in this part of Massa- chusetts, and instead of being more abundant to the north, as believed by Wilson, they are probably not known there at all. In the Southern States, at least in winter and spring, they are very common, and present all the usual habits and notes of the genus. The numbers which I saw in the Southern States from January to March would seem to indicate a migratory habit; but whether they had arrived from the Northeast, or from the great forests of the West, could not be conjectured. The Peto, as I may call this bird from one of his character- istic notes, and the CaroHna Wren, were my constant and amusing companions during the winter as I passed through the dreary solitudes of the Southern States. The sprightliness, caprice, and varied musical talent of this species are quite interesting, and more peculiarly so when nearly all the other vocal tenants of the forest are either absent or silent. To. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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