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705. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.) Brown thrasher. 



Summer resident ; fairly common. May i — Oct. 10. Migrates 

 by night. Found in bushy pastures and about copses and borders of 

 woods. Nest, in a low, thick bush ; eggs 3-5 ; May 15 — June 20. 

 Beneficial. 



718. Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath. ) Carolina wren. 



Summer resident; rare. Ithaca, "regular summer resident. 

 Breeds" — L. A. Fuertes. Buffalo, Nov. 5, 1894 — James Savage. 

 Tully, Aug. — Dec, 1892 — J. A. Dakin. Batavia, Dec. 24, 1894 — 

 Short, p. 19. 



721. Troglodytes aedon Vieill. House wren. 



Summer resident ; formerly common, now becoming rare in many 

 places. May 4 — Sept. 20. Found in gardens, orchards and woods. 

 Nest, in bird-boxes or hollow stumps ; May 15 — July 5 ; eggs 5-9. 

 Beneficial. 



722. Anorthura hiemalis (Vieill.) Winter wren. 



Transient visitant ; fairly common. Apr. 8 — May 12. Sept. 25 

 — Nov. 30. Migrates by night. Found in gardens and forests, 

 among the shrubbery and brush piles, usually near water. Breeds at 

 Ithaca, according to F. H. King, Bui. Mut. Orn. Club 3, 195; and 

 Bergen Swamp — James Savage. 



724. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht. ) Short-billed marsh wren. 

 Summer resident ; apparently uncommon. Last date, Ithaca, 



Oct. 15, 1898 — T. L. Hankinson. I have never found its nest, but 

 according to the Buffalo, Chili, Auburn and Utica lists it breeds. 



725. Cistothorus palustris (Wils. ) Long-billed marsh wren. 

 Summer resident ; common. May 10 — Oct. 20. Migrates by 



night. Found in reedy bogs and marshes. Nest, suspended in the 

 tall grass; May 30 — June 25 ; i brood ; eggs 5-8. Beneficial. 



P^amily CERTHIIDAE. Creepers. 



726. Certhia familiaris fusca (Barton) Brown creeper. 

 Transient visitant ; common. Mar. 15 — May i; Oct. i — Nov. 



10. Fairly common in winter. Occasional summer resident. Found 

 breeding at Buffalo by Ottomar Reinecke. Occurs in orchards, 

 shade trees and woods. Beneficial. 



