. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. TITMICE 215 BUSH-TIT Psaltriparus minimus minimus { J. K. l^oiiiiscmi) A. ( 1. U. Xunibcr 743 General Description.— Lenstli, 4'4 iiicliev. Upper parts, gray; under parts, lirnwiiisli-whitc. Hill, very .small, deeper than broad; winy^. Iniv.; .uicl puiiitcd; tail, longer than wing, mucli rounded, tlic featlier> narrow but with the tips broad and rounded. Color.— Crown and hindneck, plain, warm lirown or drab; back, shoulders, lesser wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts, plain deep smoke gray; wings (ex- cept lesser coverts) and tail, darker
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. TITMICE 215 BUSH-TIT Psaltriparus minimus minimus { J. K. l^oiiiiscmi) A. ( 1. U. Xunibcr 743 General Description.— Lenstli, 4'4 iiicliev. Upper parts, gray; under parts, lirnwiiisli-whitc. Hill, very .small, deeper than broad; winy^. Iniv.; .uicl puiiitcd; tail, longer than wing, mucli rounded, tlic featlier> narrow but with the tips broad and rounded. Color.— Crown and hindneck, plain, warm lirown or drab; back, shoulders, lesser wing-coverts, rump, and upper tail-coverts, plain deep smoke gray; wings (ex- cept lesser coverts) and tail, darker gray (dull slate color) with pale gray edgings; sides of head similar in color to crown but much paler and duller; under parts, dull brnwnish-white. deepening on sides and flanks into pale, dull fcru-drab; iris, light yellow. Nest and Eggs.— Nest ; Placed in low oaks, in hunch of mistletoe or mesiiuite from 5 to 20 feet up, a long gourd-shaped structure, at bottom, entrance near top on side; not strictly pensile, being fastened to a number of twigs along sides; from eight to ten inches long and four or five in diameter, the walls three times as thick at bottom as at top, where about one- half inch through; constructed exteriorly of dry sage leaves, plant down, moss, lichens, and cobwebs, thickly lined with smaller feathers. E<;gs : 4 to 6, pure white. Distribution.— West slope of coast mountains in Oregon, California, and northern Lower California, north to the Columbia River, soutli to Nachoguero valley. Lower California (also to San Pedro Alartir Mountains, and San Fernando?). (Jne can hardly help falling in I(i\c with the Bush-Tit. He is such a tiny bird, not larger than your thumb. He goes along in such a bustling, business-like way. He is quite fearless. One can make friends with the Bush-Tit as easily as with his cousin, the Chickadee. Any one who has studied bird character would know tli;it the two are related even if he did not know that both are mem
Size: 1550px × 1612px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorpearsont, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookyear1923
