234 GoLSAN AND HoLT, Birds of Alabama. LApril 



166. Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. 

 ' Wren.' — Common permanent resident, preferring no particular habi- 

 tat, though perhaps found oftener in swamps in winter. Persistent singer. 

 Data: April 8, 1911, Bear Swamp; nest about 2 in. above ground, in small 

 clump of bushes, vines, etc., made of black rootlets and Uned with hair and 

 snake skin; five slightly incubated eggs. (L. S. G.) 



167. Thryomanes bewicki bewicki. Bewick's Wren. ' Wren.' 



— Common winter resident, exhibiting a fondness for brush heaps, and 

 piles of fuel wood about yards. It is much more confiding than the Carolina 

 Wren and it is not at all unusual for it to hop on the window-sill or doorstep. 



168. Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Winter Wren. — An uncommon 

 winter resident of swamps, inhabiting brush heaps, logs, fallen tree tops, 

 etc. 



169. Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — Appar- 

 ently very uncommon, though on account of its retiring habits it may be 

 more numerous than supposed. Specimen taken at Barachias, Jan. 9, 1913. 



170. Telmatodytes palustris iliacus. Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



— Male taken Oct. 26, 1913, in old field near Autaugaville. 



171. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Uncom- 

 mon winter resident. 



172. Sitta carolinensis atkinsi. Florida White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch. — Rather common permanent resident, much in evidence in early 

 spring. More numerous in Autauga than in Montgomery Co. Data: Au- 

 tauga Co., vicinity of Bear Swamp, March 17, 1911; nest of hair, feathers 

 and fine bark in hole in short, dead limb of large live pine tree- on wooded 

 hillside. Hole about 60 ft. above ground and a foot deep. Five eggs, very 

 slightly incubated. (L. S. G.) 



173. Sitta pusilla. Brown-headed Nuthatch. ' Cha-cha.' — 

 Common permanent resident, more in evidence in spring. Especially 

 numerous among old pine snags standing in the fields of Autauga Co. 

 Not so common in Montgomery Co. Data: near Prattville, April 15, 

 1906; nest of wool, cotton and pine mast in hole 3^ ft. from ground, 

 in pine snag standing in cultivated field; six eggs, slightly incubated. 

 (E. G. H.) 



174. Bseolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. ' Tom-tit.' — 

 Common permanent resident, preferring dry situations and not averse to 

 the vicinity of human habitations. Seems to have a fondness for oaks. 

 Data: Near Autaugaville, July 9, 1909; nest of rotten wood, hair, etc., 

 in large, natural cavity in half dead scrub oak on wooded hillside; opening 

 of cavity about 4 ft. above ground and nest one foot below opening; four 

 slightly incubated eggs. (L. S. G.) Near Autaugaville, May 15, 1910; 

 nest of cotton and very fine grass in natural cavity 7 inches deep, 12 ft. 

 from ground in post oak in open woods; five fresh eggs. (L. S. G.) 



175. Penthestes carolinensis carolinensis- Carolina Chickadee. 

 — Common permanent resident, generally distributed throughout woods 

 and swamps. Data: Barachias, March 29, 1908; nest of lichens, lined 



