. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Ill m 150 SINGING BIRDS. CAROLINA CHICKADEE. PaRUS CARULINKNSIS. Char. Above, ashy gray tinged with dull brown ; head and throat black; cheek white; beneath, brownish white; flanks buttish. Length 4){ to 4;'4 inches. .Visf. In a cavity of decayed stunij), composed of grass or suieds uf bark, and lined with feathers. Sometimes composed entirely of fur or fine wool felted compactly. £ s, 5-S; white often spotted with reddish brown ; X This species, detected by Mr. A
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. Ill m 150 SINGING BIRDS. CAROLINA CHICKADEE. PaRUS CARULINKNSIS. Char. Above, ashy gray tinged with dull brown ; head and throat black; cheek white; beneath, brownish white; flanks buttish. Length 4){ to 4;'4 inches. .Visf. In a cavity of decayed stunij), composed of grass or suieds uf bark, and lined with feathers. Sometimes composed entirely of fur or fine wool felted compactly. £ s, 5-S; white often spotted with reddish brown ; X This species, detected by Mr. Audubon, is a constant inhab- itant of the Southern and Middle States from the borders of New Jersey to East Florida. It has a j^redilection for the borders of ponds, marshes, and swamps, and less gregarious than the preceding, seldom more than a pair or family are seen together. It is also shy and retiring; inhabiting at all times a mild and genial clime, it never seeks out domestic premises, nor even the waysides, but, like the l{!uropean Marsh Titmouse, it remains throughout the \ oar in the tangled woods and swamps which gave it birth. In the wilds of Oregon late in autumn we frequently saw small roving restless Hocks of these birds associated often with the Chestnut-Backed species. At such times both parties were querulous and noisy ; but the /s/ic te lie t/c is comi)aratively feeble, uttered in a slender, wiry ton'^'. At such times intently gleaning for insects, they show very little fear, but a good deal of sympathy for their wounded com- panions, remaining round them and scolding in a petulant and plaintive tone. At the api)roach of winter those in the Atlan- tic region retire farther to the south, and on the Pacific border they are to be seen in winter in the woods of I'l^per C;ilifornia ; but in no instance did we see them approach the vicinity of the trading posts or the gardens. A nest of this species discovered by Dr. IJachman was in a hollow stump about four feet
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