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August 7, 1880, shot one bird and saw at the time a second, 

 which, however, he failed to secure. These birds were "in a 

 thick piece of woods" in which Mr. vSpelman was collecting. 

 The sex of the specimen killed, is not stated. Mr. R. Hoff- 

 mann also writes me that a single one was observed singing at 

 Alstead, on July 6, 1903, for part of that day only. 



236. Tliryoiiianes bewickii (Aud.). Bewick's Wren. 

 An accidental visitant from the south. The only record is of 



a bird shot z.X. Alton, on April 25, 1890, by Mr. Ned Dearborn 

 ('98, p. 32). Mr. William Brewster has examined this speci- 

 men aud confirms the identification. Mr. Dearborn remarks 

 that " this wren is not often found in New Hampshire," and it 

 may be added that this record is not only the sole one for New 

 Hampshire, but for New England as well. 



237. Troglodytes aeclon Vieill. House Wren. 



An uncommon summer resident of the Transition valleys in 

 the southern and central parts of the state. In the Connecticut 

 valley I have found it rather common about Walpole, and it oc- 

 curs at least as far up as Lancaster where Mr. F. B. Spauldiug 

 has observed it. In central New Hampshire it follows the 

 course of civilization along the valley bottoms, but appears to 

 be rare north of Lake Winnepesaukee. At Intervale a pair 

 has summered for several consecutive seasons about an apple 

 orchard near our grounds, and I have also found it in summer 

 at North Conway, the nearest village to the south in the Saco 

 valley. Mr. C. J. Maynard ('72) has even recorded the bird 

 from Lake Umbagog, where he states it is rare. Mr. F. H. 

 Allen has also once seen the bird in early summer at Jefferson 

 on the north side of the White Mountains. 



Dates : May 18 to September 24. 



238. Olbiorchilus hiemalis (Vieill.). Winter Wren. 

 A rather common spring and fall migrant, and, throughout 



the Canadian area, a summer resident of very general distribu- 

 tion along the cold brooks and swamps in the deep forest ; it is 

 also a very rare winter resident in the southeastern pari of the 

 state. Thus Dr. W. H. Fox writes me that at Hollis he ob- 



