Bulletin - United States National Museum . Pir,. 5.—Black-capped Titmonse. Mr. William Palmer considers the latter to be rare, his specimens hav-ing all been taken in very severe winter weather. His first specimenwas shot at Arlington, December 25th, 1878, and others were secured byhim at Falls Church, January 2d, 1870. Mr. Henry Marshall has takenit at Laurel, Md. [44] 16. (113.) Parus carolinenis And. Carolina Titmouse. A summer resident; abundant. (See remarks under preceding spe-cies, i hving tothe close resemblance between these two species, wehavenot been able to ascertain their times of
Bulletin - United States National Museum . Pir,. 5.—Black-capped Titmonse. Mr. William Palmer considers the latter to be rare, his specimens hav-ing all been taken in very severe winter weather. His first specimenwas shot at Arlington, December 25th, 1878, and others were secured byhim at Falls Church, January 2d, 1870. Mr. Henry Marshall has takenit at Laurel, Md. [44] 16. (113.) Parus carolinenis And. Carolina Titmouse. A summer resident; abundant. (See remarks under preceding spe-cies, i hving tothe close resemblance between these two species, wehavenot been able to ascertain their times of arrival and departure.) [47] Family SITTID^F: Nuthatches. H?. (1(K) Sitta carolinensis Carolina Nuthatch ; Wiiite-rkllied Nut-hatch. A very abundant permanent resident; especially numerous in thefall. Frequents high open woods; nests in holes. [571. Fig. G. — Head of Canada Nuthatch, nat. size. PASSERES 08CINES TROOLODYTID^E. 39 18. (109.) Sitta canadensis Linn. Canada Nuthatch ; Red-bellied winter resident, not common. Arrives early in October, and re-mains until May, frequenting- high open woods, especially of pine. [59] 8. pusilla occurs as far north as the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia,but has never been seen in the District. Family : Creepers. 19. (107.) Certhia familiaris L. (C. americana of the original edition.) Brown Creeper. Resident, abundant* Found chiefly in high open woods, occasionallyon the ornamental trees of the parks of the city, as in the SmithsonianGrounds and elsewhere. It is certainly migratory, but the remarksmade under head of Lophophanes bicolor apply here. [G2J Family TROGLODYTIDiE: Wrens. 20. (103.) Thryothonis ludovicianus {Linn.) Up. Great Carolina Wren. A permanent resident; not abundant at any season, but most so dur-ing the summer. It breeds in thick shrubbery of ravines a
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