PASSERES 08CINES TROOLODYTID^E. 



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18. (109.) Sitta canadensis Linn. Canada Nuthatch ; Red-bellied Nuthatch. 

 A winter resident, not common. Arrives early in October, and re- 

 mains until May, frequenting- high open woods, especially of pine. [59] 



8. pusilla occurs as far north as the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia, 

 but has never been seen in the District. 



Family CERTHILD.E : Creepers. 



19. (107.) Certhia familiaris L. (C. americana of the original edition.) Brown 



Creeper. 



Resident, abundant* Found chiefly in high open woods, occasionally 

 on the ornamental trees of the parks of the city, as in the Smithsonian 

 Grounds and elsewhere. It is certainly migratory, but the remarks 

 made under head of Lophophanes bicolor apply here. [G2J 



Family TROGLODYTIDiE : Wrens. 



20. (103.) Thryothonis ludovicianus {Linn.) Up. Great Carolina Wren. 



A permanent resident; not abundant at any season, but most so dur- 

 ing the summer. It breeds in thick shrubbery of ravines and hillsides, 



Fig. 7.— Groat Carolina Wren. 



sometimes in gardens, occasionally in the city itself. One year, at least, 

 there was a pair in Mr. Corcoran's grounds on H street, near Sixteenth. 

 The bird is very shy and retiring at most seasons, its rich rolling notes 

 being heard ofteuer than the performer himself is seen. [GS] 



21. (— .) Thryothorusbewicki (And.) P.p. Bewick's Wren. 



Not in theoriginal edition. Very rare, perhaps only casual. Observed 

 but once, by Mr. William Palmer, at Arlington, April 10, 1882. The 



