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the same as those of its better known congeners; its notes, hoAvever, 

 diffei' from those of S. caroUnensis, and greatly resemble those of S. 

 pygmcEa. The birds are generally found in open pine woods, usually 

 in small straggling companies. 



Fam. 6. — Certhiid^. 



18. Certhia americana. Brown Creeper. Not ab.; res. 



Fam. 7. — Troglodytid/e. 



19. Thri/otJioriis ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. Com.; res. 



20. T. Bcwickii. Bewick's Wren. Eare; res.? 



21. Trof/lodytes cedon. House Wren. Probably res.; but chiefly 

 migr. from Mch. 15 to Apr. 15, and during Oct. Prof. Gibbes omits 

 this species, giving, perhaps in place of it, T. americanus. The latter 

 I do not venture to include in the list. 



22. Anorthura hijemalis. Winter Wren. Not com.; win., from 

 Oct. to Apr. 



23. CistotJiorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Win. (G.) 



24. Telmatodytes paJnstris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Com. in 

 certain situations; res., but the greater number pass N. to breed. 



Fam. 8. — Motacillid.e. 



25. Anfhus ludovicianus. Titlark. Ab.; win., from Nov. to 

 Mch. ; sometimes till Apr. 



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Fam. 9. -^ Sylvicolid^. 



26. Mniotilla varia. Black-and-white Creeper. Com.; chiefly 

 migr., Mcli. and Oct., but some breed; not known to win. 



27. Parula americana. Blue Yellow-backed Warbler. Ab. ; 

 migr., during Apr. and Oct. 



28. *Protonotaria citrea. Prothonotary Warbler. Rare; sum. 

 Tliis is properly a bird of the South Atlantic States, though in the 

 interior it goes as far north as Kansas and Missouri ; and it has even 

 been found (in one instance) in Maine. At Wasliington, D. C, I 

 never saw but one individual during several years' collecting. It 

 winters in the extreme South, as Avell as in Central America and 

 some of the West Indies. 



29. Helminth ophaga celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. Either 

 the distribution of this species is very ii-regular, or we do not under- 

 stand it very well It is a common and regular migrant in the 



