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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



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26th 3 young were in the nest, the other hatched the next night. 

 At 6.45 P. M. on June 5 they all left the nest together (R. 

 W. Shufeldt, Auk, x, 303-4). 



Harporhynchus rufus (705). Brown Thrasher. 



Common summer resident, from April 19 ('94) to September 

 21 ('94); extreme dates are April 7 ('90, Resler) and November 

 5 ('93). "At Laurel, on April 2 ('88, K. Ridgway), two were 

 seen. At Washington from April 6 ('88) to November 13 

 ('87)" (Richmond). May 21 ('93), a nest with birds about 

 one-half grown, and August 6 ('93), another with birds only 

 3 or 4 days old, are extreme nesting dates. Sets are 2 of 2, 4 

 of 3, 5 of 4, and 1 of 5. Usually nesting in a brier tangle or thick 

 bush, on May 29, '81, one was placed on the broken-oif top of an 

 appletree stub about 7 feet high. On July 26, '91, one was 

 on the 4th rail of a worm fence, and on June 24, '91, another 

 was on the ground under a potato vine. At Vale Summit they 

 were not common; on June 7 a nest held 4 fresh eggs. 



Thryothorus ludovicianus (718). Carolina Wren. 



Common resident, occasionally vying with the House Wren 

 in semi-domesticity. On April 8 ('94) a nest was nearly fin- 

 ished, and on May 2 ('90) a brood of young left a nest, while 

 as late as August 10 ('93) slightly incubated eggs were taken. 

 Sets are 1 of 3, 1 of 4, 2 of 5, and 2 of 6. 



On April 26, '91, 1 was shown a nest containing 3 fresh eggs 

 placed behind an ornament in the corner of a friend's parlor ; 

 later, I was told that either five or six young were raised there. 

 At Vale Summit one bird was seen on June 13, '95. 



Thryothorus bew^ickii (719). Bewick's Wren. 



A rare bird east of the Alleghanies. Single birds are recorded 

 at Washington as follows : April 5, '92 (R. Ridgway), seen ; 

 April 6, '83 (Wm. Palmer), shot; April 8, '88 (M. M. Green), 

 shot; April 10, '82 (Wm. Palmer), shot ; April 22, '88 (M. M. 

 Green), seen ; November 24, '89 (J. D. Figgins), shot; Decem- 



