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214. Thryothorus |. ludovicianus, Carolina Wren. Since the Car- 
dinal is here in some numbers, and the Yellow-breasted Chat has been 
seen a whole summer, this species should not be too uncommon, especially 
at Tremont, where conditions are ideal for it, but it is almost absent. 
Mr. Stoddard has taken one at Mineral Springs, November 25, 1916. 
I expect it to move into here, however, sooner or later. 
215. Troglodytes aedon parkmani, Western House Wren. This is, 
over certain parts of our area, a rather common summer resident, 
notably on the first dune from the lake, between Millers and Dune Park, 
where it likes to-make its nest in old, vine-covered stumps on the top 
of the dune. 
216. Nannus hiemalis hiemalis, Winter Wren. A not uncommon mi- 
grant. They are commonest from April 1st to 24th (1916). 
217. Cistothorus stellaris, Short-billed Marsh Wren. I have never 
seen a place where this species was so numerous, at least locally, as in 
this region. At Mineral Springs, in the large swale, there is a regular 
colony of them. May 29th, 1916, I counted about fifty here. Their song 
is a sharp “psit tsit tsit,’’ ending in a trill that sounds like the knocking 
together of pebbles. Henslow’s Sparrow is its neighbor here, as also 
the Marsh Hawk. 
218. Telmatodytes palustris iliacus, Prairie Marsh Wren. This west- 
ern form of the Long-billed Marsh Wren is extremely common in all 
larger cat-tail sloughs in the Dunes. They arrive about the middle of 
April. May 30th, 1916, I saw about 75 along Long Lake alone. Of the 
numerous nests seen, some contained two to three eggs. By July 18th 
their fully grown young still further increase their numbers. At Cary, 
Illinois, I found some in the marsh as late as October 17th. 
219. Certhia familiaris americana, Brown Creeper. A common mi- 
grant. April 24th, 1916, I saw about 30 at Mineral Springs. I would 
not be surprised to find a pair breeding some summer at Tremont or 
nearby, as they have been found at Kouts, 25 miles south. 
220. Sitta carolinensis carolinensis, White-breasted Nuthatch. A not 
common migrant and scarcer breeder. Even on great migration days 
not more than three or four are seen. This species seems to me to be 
decreasing in number over a large part of its range. 
221. Sitta canadensis, Red-breasted Nuthatch. An even rarer mi- 
grant than the last species. 
222. Baeolophus bicolor, Tufted Titmouse. A rare resident. Has so 
far been found at Tremont only, June 28th and December 28rd, 1916 
(Stoddard). 
223. Penthestes a. atricapillus, Chickadee. An abundant winter resi- 
dent and moderately common breeder, mostly again at Mineral Spring's 
and Tremont. March 11, 1916, a large flock was attacking cat-tail stalks 
