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the side near the top of the nest.’ 
A specimen taken at this time was identified by Mr. 
C. S. Brimley, of Raleigh, N. C. as being a Worthing- 
ton’s Marsh Wren. 
On June the 9th I heard wrens singing in the marshes 
near Southport which I took to be of this species but as 
no specimens were secured [I shall not claim this asa 
record. 
During July and the early part of August wrens were 
frequently heard in the salt marshes about Beaufort har- 
bor. <A visit to some of the marshes on August the 2nd 
resulted in the finding of a few empty nests and securing 
after much labor asingle specimen. Wishing to be cer- 
tain as to the identification of this the skin was sent to 
Prof. Ridgway of the Smithsomiam Institution who iden- 
tiled it as being a fair type of C. A. griseus. 
This race will probably be found subsequently to be 
a common summer resident in suitable localities alone the 
entire North Carolina coast. 
Florida Cormorant, (Phalacrocorax piliphus florida- 
nus). While Florida is the typical home of these Cor- 
morants it has long been known that in the summer they 
occur along the Atlantic coast as far north as North 
Carolina. They have not been recorded as breeding in 
this State, however, as far as I have been able to learn. 
Following the course suggested by numerous rumors, 
I penetrated the forests and swamps of Craven Co. for a 
distance of about eighteen miles south of Newbern and 
found on the 25th. of May, a colony of these birds breed- 
ing around the shores of Big Lake. The nests were lo- 
cated on the spreading branches of staunted cypress 
1A typical nest shows the following external measurements, length 
from bottom to top 5,in. Depth, 4.25in. Width, 3.75in. Entrance to 
nest, 0.85 in. by 1.12in. The wall of the nest varies from 0.25 to 0.50 
inch. ' 
