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S3,3. Cistothorus palusfris (Wils.). Long-billed Marsh 



Wren. 



Breeding Range — Eastern N. A. 

 Winter Distribution — Southern States. 



Abundant summer resident in cat-tail swamps along the coast 

 and large rivers. Generally they do not occur much beyond tide- 

 ■R'ater, but IMr. Thos. H. Jackson found a small colony on the 

 Brandywine creek near West Chester, Cliester county, Pa., May, 

 1886, (0. Sf 0., 1887,) and they also occur on the Egg Karbor 

 river some distance above May's Landing, N. J. {Stone and 

 Shryock.') 



In southern New Jersey this species winters in small numbers, 

 specimens having been secured at Cape May, January 2%, 1892. 

 (Ehoads and Stone.) 



Family Oerthiidae— The Creepers. 



Only one species occurs in eastern Norlh America. 



334. Certhiafmnili art's americana (Bonap,). Brown 



Creeper.* 



Breeding Range — Northern border of eastern U. S. northward, and 



southward on the higher mountahis. 

 Winter Distribution — Through eastern U. S. 



Abundant transient and common winter resident, arriving Septem- 

 ber 20, and de|)arting April 15. 



In the higher Aileghanies it is a regular summer resident 

 {Harvey's Lake-jStoree, North Mt.-DwicfJtt, Eaglesmere— y5a/7y, etc.). 



Family Paridse — The Titmice and Nut- 

 hatches. 



Six species of this family occur in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

 The White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse and Carolina 



*The true C. familiaris is the European Creeper. 



