SHORT-BILLED MARSH WREN. 
724. Cistothorus stellaris. 5% inches. 
This species can readily be distinguished from the 
next, as the whole crown is streaked with black and 
white, whereas that of the Long-bill is uniformly col- 
ored. Both species are marsh birds, at home among 
the reeds, to which they attach their globular woven 
nests, with the little entrance in the side. The eggs of 
this species are pure white. It is found in eastern N. A., 
from the Gulf to southern Canada. 
LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN. 
725. Telmatodytes palustris. 5%, inches. 
The bill of this species is .5 inch or more in length; 
that of the last is .4 inch or less. ‘lhis species is by 
far the most abundant. Its eggs are so profusely dotted 
with dark brown as to appear a chocolate color. Breeds 
from the Gulf to Massachusetts and Manitoba. 
