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Long-billed Marsh Wren (Trhiiatodytcs pahistns). This al)undant inhab- 

 itant of onr reedy marshes arrives in May and remains until October or 

 November. 



Family CERTHIID.^. Creepers. 



*Brown Creeper {Ccrthia fainiliaris americana). The Creeper is here a 

 Hither common winter resident, arriving from the north about October i and 

 remaining until April. 



Family SITTID^E. Nuthatches. 



*White-breasted Nuthatch {Sitta carolin- 

 ensis). A common permanent resident. 



*Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canaden- 

 sis). This bird is sometimes common from 

 the later part of August to October and 

 occasionally remains during the winter. 



Fig. 36. Red-breasted 

 Nuthatch. 



Family PARID^. Titmice. 



Tufted Titmouse {Baolopliiis bicolor). This bird is resident and breeds 

 as far north as Orange, N. J. (Riker), and Staten Island, N. Y. (Hollick). 

 Beyond these points it occurs regularly but rarely. It is observed yearly in 

 April at Englewood, N. J. (Chapman). There are few records for Connecticut, 

 and although Giraud leads us to believe it was not uncommon and bred on 

 Long Island when he wrote, it is now very rare there. (Braislin, Auk, XIX, 

 p. 148.) 



Fig. 2,7. Chickadee. 



