AVES. 207 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



MIMIDAE. 



Thickets and sproutlands; nests in bushes or rarely on the 

 ground. 



Me. — Common summer resident in southwestern counties. 

 ( ? .April 8) April 28-Oct. 14. 



X. H. — Uncommon summer resident north to White Alt. valleys. 

 (April 16)-Oct. 10. 



Vt. — Uncommon summer resident at lower elevations. 



Mass. — Common summer and accidental winter resident 

 (Arlington). (April 16) April 20-Oct. 26 (Nov. 4; winter). Eggs, 

 May 10- June 21. 



R. I. — Common summer resident; casual in winter. (April 

 14)-Oct. 13 (Jan. 30). Eggs, May 19-June 4. 



Conn. — Common summer resident. April 22-Oct. 2. 



TROGLODYTIDAE. 

 378. Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham) Bonaparte. 

 Carolina wren; Great Carolina wren; Mocking wren. 



Sylvia ludoviciana Lath., Index ornith., 1790, vol. 2, p. 548. 

 "Louisiana." 



Troglodytes I ado ririanus Bonap. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 

 1841, vol. 2, p. 116, pi. 117. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 2, fig. 11. 



Dense undergrowth and tangles; nests in cavities of trees or 

 crevices of buildings. 



Me.— Accidental visitor (Falmouth, Oct. 3, 1908; Waterville) 

 and accidental summer resident (Norway Lake, eggs, June, 1883, 

 fide Knight). 



N. H.— Accidental visitor: Alstead, July 6, 1903; Rye Beach, 

 Aug. 7, 1880; Webster, about 1900. 



Vt. — Doubtfully recorded. 



Mass. — Occasional visitor at all seasons and very rare summer 

 resident (Naushon Id., July, 1901). 



