180 



LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN. 



725. Telmatodytes palustris. 5^4 inches. 



Similar to the last but with a longer bill and with 

 the crown blackish without white streaks as in the 

 Short-billed Wren. 



Like the last, these birds are found in marshes, 

 but, being more abundant, are more often seen than 

 the other. They are quite shy, however, and try to 

 keep beyond where your eye sight can penetrate. 



Song. A rather harsh, guttural trill. 



Nest. Globular like the last and attached to up- 

 right stalks or bushes over water; eggs so profusely 

 dotted with dark brown as to appear nearly uniform 

 chocolate (.64 x .45). 



Range. Eastern N. A., breeding from the Gulf 

 to Mass, and Manitoba; winters on the Gulf coast. 

 725b. Worthington Marsh Wren (griseus\ coast of 

 South Carolina and Georgia. 725. 1. Marian Marsh 

 Wren (Telmatodytes marianae), darker than the last 

 and with the breast sometimes spotted with black: 

 found on the Gulf coast of Florida 



