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like; sometimes written '■'■chiny^ citing, chee; ser-ioee, swee, 

 swee-e-e" (Chapman). 



17o. Anthus pensilvanicus (Lath.) 



TITLARK. 



Dark olive-brown ; beneath, buff streaked -with dusky. Length, G-Tincbes. 



Very rare migrant. Two instances. A small flock, Hadley, 

 May 3, 1884 ; C. R. Kenfield. Oct. 31, 1891 ; .1. C. Greened 



171. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 

 CATBIRD. 



Slate-colored; crown, black; under tail coverts, chestnut. Length, 8-9 

 inches. 



Abundant summer resident. Earliest arrival, May 2 ; 

 departs in October or November. Raises 2 broods. Eggs 3-5, 

 dark greenish-blue . Nest of twigs and roots in shrubbery . Eggs 

 laid in May and June. Feeds on insects, berries, fruit, etc. 

 Beneficial. Usual note, disagreeable and catlike ; but really a 

 •charming singer and mocking bird. 



172. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). 



BROWN THRASHER. BROWN THRUSH. 



Above, rich rust-red; beneath cream-color, spotted with blackish. 

 Length, 11 inches. 



Common summer resident. Earliest arrival, April 26 ; 

 departs in October. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 3-6, bluish, thickly 

 spotted with fine dots of brown. Nest of sticks, leaves and 

 roots, in a low tree or bush or on the ground. Eggs laid in 

 June. Feeds on insects and berries. Beneficial. Our finest 

 singer and a good mocking bird. 



173. Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 

 HOUSE WREN. 



Above, brown; beneath grayish-brown, everywhere waved with a darker 

 shade. Length, 5 inches. 



