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quently taken in Massachusetts (and of which I have measurements before 

 me) that are considerably smaller than this one from Washington, or 

 than any given in the above table. 



SITTIDJE. 

 14.* Sitta carolinensis Gmdin. White-breasted Nuthatch. 

 Common ; especially in the pineries. 



15.* Sitta pusilla Latham. Brown-headed Nuthatch. 

 Common in the pineries ; rarely seen elsewhere. 



TROGLODYTID^. 



16* Troglodytes aedon VieSlot. Common "Wren. 



Tng'odyies aedon Vieillot, Ois. Am. Sept., II, 52, pi. cvii, 1807. — Bona- 

 parte, Richardson & Swainson, Audubon. — Baird, Birds N. Am., 

 367, 1858. — Ibid., Rev. Am. Birds, I, 138, 1864. — Maynard, Naturalist's 

 Guide, Part II, p. 95, 1870. 



Troglodytes fulvus, Nuttall, Man. Am. Orn., I, 422, 1832. 



Troglodytes amerieanus Audubon, Orn. Biog., II, 452, pi. elxxix, 1834. — 

 Baird, Birds N. Am., 368. —Ibid., Rev. Am. Birds, I, 141. 



Troglodytes Parkmani Audubon, Orn. Biog., V, 310, 1839. — P t;d, Birds N. 

 Am., 367. — Ibid., Rev. Am. Birds, I, 140. 



Troglodytes sylvestris Gambel, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., Ill, 113, 1864. 



Sylvia domestica Wilson, Am. Orn., I, 129, pi. viii, fig. 3, 1808. 



Abundant, occurring everywhere. It keeps so closely concealed that 

 it is difficult to shoot, except when on the wing. Both this and the 

 Carolina wren are exceedingly quick in their movements, and if they 

 are watching the collector when he is about to shoot at them, they are 

 pretty sure to dodge the charge ; although he finds the bushes and 

 foliage where the bird sat riddled by the shot, he usually searches in 

 vain for the specimen he is sure he ought to have killed. When ap- 

 proached in old grassy fields or pine openings, they will allow one to 

 almost tread on them before attempting to get away, and then, instead 

 of taking to wing, often seek to escape by running off like a mouse 

 beneath the grass. The term " house " wren, usually applied to this 

 bird, is decidedly a misnomer, since it frequents the fields the thickets, 

 and even the forest, as much as the vicinity of houses. In the wilds of 

 Florida, where human habitations are few, there is nothing whatever in 



