. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE BLACK-CAP TITMOUSE. 188 wings â : mid-. Hndson'i Bay Titmouse, upper flg. Mack-cap Tlunoiiae, lower flg. winter as through tho summor, and it is deservedly one of tho greatest favorites. It commences building as early as the second week in May. Tho nest is placed in a hole exca- vated in a dead t
. The birds of New England and adjacent states [microform] : containing descriptions of the birds of New England, and adjoining states and provinces, arranged by a long-approved classification and nomenclature; together with a history of their habits .... Ornithology; Birds; Ornithologie; Oiseaux. THE BLACK-CAP TITMOUSE. 188 wings â : mid-. Hndson'i Bay Titmouse, upper flg. Mack-cap Tlunoiiae, lower flg. winter as through tho summor, and it is deservedly one of tho greatest favorites. It commences building as early as the second week in May. Tho nest is placed in a hole exca- vated in a dead tree or stump. This hole is, like that of the Woodpecker, gradually widened at tho bottom, and is about nine or ten inches in depth. The' nest is constructed of soft moss and the hairs of different ani- mals. One beautiful specimen that I found in the northern part of Maine is composed of the hair of the common duer, moose, and hare, a few feathers of the Raffed Grouse, and a few fragments of soft mosses. They are woven into a warm and comfortable tenement. The eggs are from six to ten in number, usually about six. They are of a nearly pure-white color, with a faint reddish tint, and are spotted thickly, at the greater end, with markings of reddish-brown : their form is nearly spher- ical, and their dimensions vary from .65 by .52 inch to .60 by .50 inch. Two broods are often reared in the season. The habits of this little bird are so well known, and have been written about so muoh, that any description here is almost superfluous. It is ^sminently kindly and sociable in its disposition; and, although almost always in company with other birds, âsuch as the Golden-crested and Ruby- crowned Wrens, Nuthatches, &c., âit is never seen quar rolling with them, but fraternizes with them in the most cordial manner. Often, when seated in the woods, have 1 been surrounded by them; and their curiosity to learn the cause of my presence and my employment was so great, that they would of
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