. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. 735. Penthestes atricapillus. 5^4 inches. The Chickadees are one of the most popuhir birds that we have, owing to their uniform good nature even in the coldest weather, and their confiding disposition. Tliey are common about farms and even on the outskirts of hirge cities they will come to feasts prepared for them on the window sill. Notes.—A clear "phe-be"; a "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" or "dee-dee-dee," and several scolding or chuckling notes. Nest.
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE. 735. Penthestes atricapillus. 5^4 inches. The Chickadees are one of the most popuhir birds that we have, owing to their uniform good nature even in the coldest weather, and their confiding disposition. Tliey are common about farms and even on the outskirts of hirge cities they will come to feasts prepared for them on the window sill. Notes.—A clear "phe-be"; a "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" or "dee-dee-dee," and several scolding or chuckling notes. Nest.—In hollow stumps at any elevation from the groujid but usually near the ground, and most often in birch stubs; eggs white, sparingly specked with reddish brown. Range.—Eastern N. A., breeding in the northern half of the U. S, and northward; resident. 736. Carolina Chickadee (Parus carolinensis) is sim- ilar to the last but smaller and with no white edges to the wing feathers; length 4i/> inches; found in south- eastern U. S., breeding north to Virginia and 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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