WOODLAND BIRDS. 



99 



No. 110. 



SHORT BILLED MARSH WREN. 



Genus: Cistothorus. 



Species: C. stellaris. 



Distribution: 



A local summer resident of southern New England. 



Date of Arrival: May 15. 



Date of Departure: September. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts brown marked with white ; under parts white, 

 flanks tinged with pale brownish, wings and tail barred. 

 Bill and feet pale. Length about 4.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A wren chatter, a plain song having a little trill. 



Haunts: 



A bird of the marshes among the reeds and rushes. 



