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over the country. Always occurrs in flocks, and is irregular and 

 erratic in its habits. 



Arrives November 1 and departs March 15. 



Family Troglodytidae — The Wrens. 



Nine species of the family occur in Pennsylvania and New Jersey : 

 six belonging to the true Wrens and three to the sub-family of 

 Mockers. 



The Catbird, Brown Thrasher, House Wren and Long-billed 

 Marsh Wren are abundant breeders, and are all widely distributed 

 except the last, which is restricted to the coast and tide-water 

 marshes. The Carolina Wren is also a common resident, but does 

 not range beyond the Carolinian Fauna. The other three species 

 are of rare occurrence. 



32,'j. 3Iinnis polfjglottos (Li^ii.). Mockingbird. 



Breedixg Range — Mainly south of 38°. 

 Winter Distribution — About the same. 



Very rare summer resident. Probal)ly still occurs irregularly in 

 southern New Jersey, and perhaps in some of tiie southern counties 

 of Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Ciiapman records the breeding of a pair near Englewood, 

 N. J., in 1884, and their subsequent appearance there the following 

 season {Atd\ 188'J). 



The only specimens secured of late years that have come under our 

 notice are : 



" Barrens," Chester Co., Pa., Nov. 24, 1879,* B. H. Warren. 

 Eagle, Pa., about 1880, D. N. McCadden. 

 Cape May, N. J., Aug. 27, 1891, Witmer Stone. 



320. Galeoscoptes carolinen.sis (Lixx.). Catbird. 



Breeding Range — Eastern N. A. 



Winter Distribution — Southern U. S., from 37° to Cuba and Panama. 



Abundant summer resident from ]\Iay 5 to October 18. 



A single individual was secured at Atlantic City, N. J., Decem- 



* Perhaps an escaped cage bird. — Forest and Stream, XIII., p. 25. 



