. Our native birds of song and beauty, being a complete history of all the songbirds, flycatchers, hummingbirds, swifts, goatsuckers, woodpeckers, kingfishers, trogons, cuckoos, and parrots, of North America . bird of the Canadian Fauna. It isresident in northern New England, and of casual occurrence in northern Michigan andNew York. It is the very counterpart of the two last described species. Above it ispale olive-brown; below, whitish, shading into light rusty-brown on the sides andbehind; its crown and throat are brown. The Chestnut-backed Chickadee, P. rafescens Towns., is a resident thro
. Our native birds of song and beauty, being a complete history of all the songbirds, flycatchers, hummingbirds, swifts, goatsuckers, woodpeckers, kingfishers, trogons, cuckoos, and parrots, of North America . bird of the Canadian Fauna. It isresident in northern New England, and of casual occurrence in northern Michigan andNew York. It is the very counterpart of the two last described species. Above it ispale olive-brown; below, whitish, shading into light rusty-brown on the sides andbehind; its crown and throat are brown. The Chestnut-backed Chickadee, P. rafescens Towns., is a resident throughoutthe year in the forests of the coast districts of Oregon, Washington, British Columbiaand southern Alaska. Back, deep rusty-chestnut; top of head and throat, more sooty-brown. Sides of head and neck, and upper parts of breast, white; sides and flanksbright rusty. A similar variety, the California Chickadee, P. rufesceas neglectusRiDGW., inhabits the coast region of California. The Mexican Chickadee, P meridionalis Sclat., a bird of the highlands ofMexico, is of rare occurrence in southern Arizona. The Siberian Chickadee, P. cinctus obtectus Ridgw., has been known to occur innorthern Alaska. YIII. <^ PSxVLTRIPARUS MINIMUS Bp. Bush-tit. Psaltriparus minimus Bonap. Plate VIII. CALIFORNIA abounds in natural wonders, a fadl well known to the old Spanishmissionaries, when, more than a century ago, among the to-day, although the gold-fever has long subsided, the Golden State possessesan irresistible attraction. Every year thousands of tourists from both hemispheres pourinto the famous El Dorado to revel in the grand and majestic scenery, and thousandsmore go there to take up their abode to enjoy one of the most delightful climates onearth. There is, probably, no place on the globe, of equal area, that contains somany attractions. In wild beauty the majestic Sierras rival the Alps, and in grandeursurpass them. Above the snow-line
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