Coues.] 108 [October", 



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

 differ from those of S. carolinensis, and greatly resemble those of .S^. 

 pijipmea. The birds are generally found in 02)en pine woods, usually 

 in small straggling coni^ianies. 



Fam. 6. — Certhiid.e. ^ 



18. Certliia nmericana. Brown Creeper. Not ab.; res. 



Fam. 7. — Troglodytid^e. 



19. Thri/othorus ludcivicianuf!. Carolina Wren. Com.; res. 



20. 2\ Bemrkii. Bewick's Wren. Rare ; res. ? 



21. Tnxjmhjtex oidon. House Wren. Probably res. ; but chiefly 

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

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

 I do not venture to include in the list.. 



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

 Oct. to Apr. 



23. Cixtotliorm stellarls. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Win. (G.) 



24. Ti'lmatodytes palnstris. Long-billed Marsh Wren. Com. in 

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



Fam. 8. — Motacillid.e. 



25. AntJnts Iwhvicianus. Titlark. Ab. ; win., from Nov. to 

 Mch.; sometimes till Apr. 



Fam. 9. — Sylvicolid,*:. 



26. Miuntilta varla. Black-and-white Creeper. Com.; chiefly 

 niigr., Mch. and Oct., but some breed; not known to win. 



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

 migr., during Apr. and Oct. 



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

 This 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 Washington, D. C, I 

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

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

 some of the West Indies. 



29. Helminfhophaga celata. Orange-crowned Warbler. Either 

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

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



