NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



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I have no positive knowledge concerning the nests and eggs of this new variety 

 of Marsh Wren, but they probably do not differ essentially from those of C. palutr\. 



725. 1. MARIAN'S MARSH WREN. (Mothorus marianv Scott. Geog. 

 Dist Western Florida. 



This species is named in honor of Mrs. Marian J. Scott, wife of the eminent 

 ornithologist and naturalist, Dr. W. E. D. Scott, so frequently quoted in this work. 

 A series of fourteen specimens from which the types were selected were taken at 

 Tarpon Springs, Florida, in 1888.* These are now in the American Museum of 

 Natural History, New York City. 



726. BROWN CREEPER. Ccrthia familiaris americana (Bonap.) Geog. Diet. 

 Eastern North America, breeding from northern border of United States northward, 

 and in higher mountain districts. 



720. BROWN CREEPER (From Brehm 



The Little Brown Creeper breeds from the northern border of the United States 

 northward, and is seen in most of its United States range during the fall, winter, and 

 early spring. A resident throughout New England, but more abundant in the north- 

 ern portion. Mr. Wm. Brewster has given us the best account of the breeding habils 

 of this bird in the heavy timbered region bordering on Lake Umbagog, Western 

 Maine, f The nest of the Brown Creeper is built behind loose bark of dead tree- 

 tmnks or stumps. All of the nests examined by Mr. Brewster were similar in con- 



* For a description of this bird C/. Auk, V, April, 1888, p. 188. 

 t C/. Bull. Nutt. Ornith. Club, IV, pp. 199-209. 



