cisroTHORus. 71 



1. North America {T. M. Brewer: Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 



4. N. America [D. G. Elliot : Tristram Crowley Bequest. 



Coll.). 



4. Montreal, Canada {Tristram Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



4. HudsonRiver, New York, 20tli June. W. Radclift'e Sauuders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



4. 'Pevmsy\Yhn\^(Krifler: Smiths. Inst.). Saltin-Godman Coll. 



1. New jersey (7". M. Brewer). Salvin-Cxodman Coll. 



2. Banienfat Bay, New Jersey, 17tli Princetou University, N.J. 



June ( W. E. D. Scott). [E.] 



5. Barneg-at Bay, 28 ch June (fF.^. els'.). Princeton University, N.J. 



[E.]. 



Cistothorus paludicola, Baird. 



Cistothorus palustris, var. paludicola, Baird, Bevieio Amer. B. p. 148 

 (1864); Baird, Breiver i^ Bidgw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 161 (1874). 



Cistothorus paludicola, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 242(1881) ; Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamynl. p. 47 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p. 87 (1903j. 



The eggs of the Western Long-billed Marsh- Wren resemble those 

 of C. palastris. 



4. Little Slave Lake (■S'. Jones : Hen- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



shaw Coll.). 



5. Vancouver Island. Dr. Lyall [P.]. 



1. Salt Lake City, Utah. W. Radclitle Sauuders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



2. Marysvale, Utah, 12th Juuo. Princeton University, N.J. 



[E.]. 



Cistothorus stellaris (A'aum.). 



Troglodytes stellaris, Tliien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xii. fig. 13 



(1845-54). 

 Cistothorus stellaris. Cones, Birds N.- West, p. 36 (1874) ; Baird, Brewer 



Sf- Bidqw. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 159 (1874) ; Coues, Birds Col. Fall. 



p. 180'(1878) ; Shar/ie, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 243 (1881) : Nehrk. 



Kat. Eiersatnml. p. 47 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. iv. p, 87 (1903). 



The eggs of the Short-billed Marsh- Wren in the Collection are 

 of a broad oval sha])e, much pointed at the small end, and slightly 

 glossy. They are plain white, and measure respectively : -57 by -45 ; 

 •G by -5 ; "61 by "S. Thienemann {I. c.) figures an egg considerably 

 spotted, but the most reliable American authorities agree in stating 

 that the eggs are white and spotless. 



1. North America (^nV/er : Smiths. Inst.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. North America (Nehrkorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Cistothorus platensis {Lath.). 



Troglodytes platensis, Thicn. Fortpjlanz. ges. Viig. tab. xii. fig. 15 



(1845-54). 

 Cistothorus platensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. vi. p. 244 (1881) ; Scl. 



Sf Huds. Argent. Orn. i. p. 15 (1888) ; Jaines, New List Chilian 



Birds, p. 1 (,1892) ; ^t■hrl;. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 47 (1899); Sharpe, 



Hand-l. iv. p. 87 (l',l03j. 



