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and on the 12tli audi <)th Deceiuber, thus establishing it as areal'Mudian. 

 I wonder it had hitherto escaped notice; its loud "peche, peche" is 

 very striking, and drew iny attention at once to the presence of some- 

 thing new. It was very shy. 



25. Seiurus novehoracensis, (Gni.) ISTutt. Small-billed "Water Thrush. 



MotaciUa novehoracensis, Giii. 



Sylvia novehoracensis, Lath., Vieil., Bp. 



Turdiis (Seiurus) norehorncensis, Nutt. 



Seiurus novehoracensis, Bp., Aud. , B(l.,and. later authors. 



Henicocichla novehoracensis, Cah., Scl., Gundl., Scl. & Salv. 



Enicocichla norehorncevsis. Gray. 



Turdus aquaticus, Wils., And. 



Seiurus aquaticus, Sw. &, Rich. 



Sylvia anthoides, Vioil. 



Seiurus tenuirostris, Sw., Gamb. 



Seiurus gossii, Bp. 



Length, G.l.l ; wing, 3.12 5 tail, 2,40 ; bill from rectus, .64. 



Hah. — Eastern North America, straggling westward along United 

 States boundary to Montana and Washington Territory; Alaska; Ari- 

 zona : Mexico ; West Indies; Central America; Northern South America 

 (Cones). 



One of the commonest but most interesting of autumnal visitors. 

 It appears regularly early in October and a few remain all the winter. 

 Throughout October and November there is hardly a mangrove swamp, 

 great or small, whence its sharp but musical "chip" may not be heard 

 at any time during the day. Early in the morning, especially when an 

 ebbing tide has left bare the quaint tangled roots of the mangroves and 

 their muddy surroundings, it is comparatively easy to approach this wary 

 little bird, but later in the day it requires great caution, and a certain 

 amount of activity, to procure a specimen. To persons out of training, 

 requiring strong exercise, I can confidently recommend a protracted 

 ^' stalk" after Seiurus among the mangrove roots, such as I undertook 

 myself before becoming better acquainted with the habits of the species. 

 These birds wag the tail like a MotaciUa, as they feed on the edges of 

 the tidal pools, and Hit from root to root, uttering at times their loud 

 monotonous cry. While waiting for ducks at daylight in the larger 

 8wam]is, I have seen them within a few yards of me, in happy ignorance 

 of my presence. Colonel Wedderburn says (Nat. in B., p. 27), " Sev^eral 

 tinies, at Kiddle's Bay, I have noticed seemingly a larger species of this 

 bird, but never succeeded in killing any of them." This was perhaps 

 the larger-billed variety (or species), 8. ludovicianus. I did not meet 

 with any specimens myself. 



