. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . CC, B, 1>, 1. 1-6. ^ CCB, c, 1. 1-6. er above especially on head behind ; yeliowfsh on top of headand on neck behind, fig. 254. From northern N. E. to north-ern Mich, northward to Arctic America. Common in heavilywooded sections; very unsuspicious; cries, jay-like. 196 1*. LABRADOR JAY, P. c. nigracapillus. Differsfrom 1 but the dusky of top and sides of head is more exten-Fig. 254. ded forward. Coast of Labrador, and Newfoundland. B* TITMICE. Paridae. Small birds but scarcely differingin general form from A. Nest inholes o
. Directory to the birds of Eastern North America .. . CC, B, 1>, 1. 1-6. ^ CCB, c, 1. 1-6. er above especially on head behind ; yeliowfsh on top of headand on neck behind, fig. 254. From northern N. E. to north-ern Mich, northward to Arctic America. Common in heavilywooded sections; very unsuspicious; cries, jay-like. 196 1*. LABRADOR JAY, P. c. nigracapillus. Differsfrom 1 but the dusky of top and sides of head is more exten-Fig. 254. ded forward. Coast of Labrador, and Newfoundland. B* TITMICE. Paridae. Small birds but scarcely differingin general form from A. Nest inholes of trees; eggs, 6 or 7, whitespotted with reddish. Food, smallinsects and their eggs. a. Chickadees. Peiitliestes. Head, not crested; plumage, softand fluffy; wings, short, rounded;CC, B, d, 1. 1-8. tail, long. 1. CHICKADEE, P. atrtcapillus. ; gray above;white beneath ; top of head and throat, black ; sides, reddish,especially in winter, fig. 255. Eastern N. A. north of thePotomac and Ohio Valleys. CommonNotes, ^Chick-a-dee-de-dee givenwith energy, a short, squeaking chirpwhen disturbed, and other low notes;along-drawn •^Cee-dee given at allseasons, often mistaken for the noteof the Phoebe, and a low, silvery song,seldom heard. Flight, wavering andunsteady. 2. CAROLINA CHICKADEE,P. CAROLiNENBis. Smaller than 1with the line of
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