740. Penthestes hudsonicus. 5 inches.

Crown and back brownish.

The habits of this little northerner are like those of the bird that we know so well; if anything they are even more tame than our bird, especially in the vicinity of lumbermen's camps. They are only met with along our northern border or casually farther south; I have seen one individual in company with other Chickadees in Massachusetts.

Song. - Not distinguishable from that of our Chickadee, but uttered more incessantlv.

Nest. - In cavities of stumps, trees, posts or telephone poles, the cavity being lined with grass, feathers and fur; the six or seven eggs are white sprinkled with brown (.60 x .46).

Range. - Resident in Canada and the northern border of the U. S.