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725. Cistothorus palustris ( Wils.). — Long-billed Marsh 



Wren. 



Lyons, Omaha, Tekamah, West Point (L. Bruner); "Only occasionally met 

 with in the marshes along the Missouri " (Aughey) ; "Summer resident, rare, 

 arrives in May " (Taylor); " west to the Eocky mountains " (Goss); Omaha — 

 breeds (L. Skow) ; Cherry county — breeds (J. M. Bates); "a common summer 

 resident, arrives April 10 to 20, breeds June '20 to July 15, latest seen August 

 10" (I. S. Trostler); Lincoln, May 23 (D. A. Haggard). 



Family CERTHIID.ffi.— Creepers. 



726. Certhia familiaris americana (5onap.). — Brown Creeper. 



West Point, Oakdale, Ponca, Kockport, Omaha, Lincoln, Kulo, etc. (L. 

 Bruner); "Found a nest of this bird in a knot-hole, near Dakota City" 

 (Aughey); "temperate North America, west to the Great Plains" (Goss); 

 Omaha (L. Skow) ; a somewhat rare resident — breeds (L S. Trostler); Lincoln, 

 March 25 (D. A. Haggard). 



7266. Certhia familiaris montana Eidgw.—B.ocKY Mountain 

 Creeper. 



Sioux county, Feb. 19, 1896 (L. Bruner, W. D. Hunter). 



Family PARIDiE. — Nuthatches and Tits. 



The members of this family of hardy little birds feed for the most 

 part on insects. But we lack very definite figures regarding the kinds 

 and numbers of insects that each destroys. We can be sure, however, 

 that any favors shown them will not be thrown away. 



727. Sitta carolinensis Lath. — White-bellied Nuthatch. 



West Point, Omaha, Lincoln (L. Bruner); " Recorded by the Normal Science 

 Society as 'resident, common ' " (Taylor); "resident west to the Rocky moun- 

 tains " (Goss); Beatrice (A. S. Pearse); Omaha— breeds (L. Skow); Gage county 

 (F. A. Colby); "quite common resident — breeds in June" (I. S. Trostler); 

 Lincoln, March 23 (D. A. Haggard). 



727o. Sitta carolinensis aculeata (Coss.).— Slender-billed 

 Nut-hatch. 



Blair, Tekamah, Ponca (L. Bruner); "Frequently met with in the timbered 

 tracts of eastern Nebraska" (Aughey); Sioux county, Dec. 12, 1895 (L. Bruner); 

 "A rare resident in vicinity of Omaha— breeds" (LS. Trostler); Sioux county, 

 Feb. 19 to 26, fairly common (W. D. Hunter, L. Skow). 



728. Sitta canadensis inw.— Ked-bellied Nuthatch. 



Lincoln (L. Bruner, B. Shimek, D. A. Haggard); Omaha (F. J. Brezee); "Oc- 

 casionally in northeastern Nebraska" (Aughey); "Somewhat rare, has been 



