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Uncommon summer resident. Earliest arrival, April 5 ;: 

 departs in September. Raises 2 broods. Eggs 4-8, almost 

 fawn color. Nest of twigs and rubbish in a hole in a tree, or 

 in a bird house. Eggs laid in May and June. Feeds on. 

 insects. Beneficial. Song energetic but lacking in volume. 



174. Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. 



WINTER WREN. 



Above, brown; rump, with white spots; beneath brownish; everywhere 

 waved or barred witli darker. Length, 4 inclies. 



Rare and irregular migrant, in April and October ; more com- 

 mon in the fall than in the spring. Similar to preceding in 

 food and manners, but said to be a very fine singer. 



175. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). 

 BROWN CREEPER. 



Above, dark brown streaked with whitish; beneath, whitish. Length,. 

 5j inches. 



Probable resident ; common in spring and fall not rare in 

 winter, but very rare in summer. Eggs 5-8, white, speckled 

 with brown. Nest of twigs, bark, dead wood, moss, etc^ 

 placed behind the loose bark of a tree. Feeds on insects. 

 Very beneficial. Notes, insignificant. 



176. Sitta carolinensis Lath. 

 WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 



Above, ashy-blue; beneath, white; crown, blacK or ash. Length, 6 

 Inches. 



Resident, abundant in fall, winter and spring, but rare in 



summer. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 4-6, white, speckled with 



reddish and lilac. Nest of fur, feathers, grass, etc. in a hole 



in a tree. Eggs laid in June. Feeds on insects. Beneficial. 



Note, a peculiar "guawA;." 



