456 RAMBLES ABOUT HOME. 



Red-bellied Kut-IIatch. Sitta Canadensis. 



u Rather rare from October to April " (Turnbull). I have 

 found it as late as June, and believe the species to be resident to a 

 limited extent. 



Tree-Creeper. Certhia familiaris. 



"Abundant, but more so in winter than at other times of the 

 year. I can detect no difference between it and that of Europe ; it 

 has the same shrill but feeble note, and its habits are identical " 

 (Turnbull). 



Carolina Wren. Thryothorus Ludovicianus. 



Within the past few years this magnificent songster has become 

 quite abundant, and is strictly resident. According to Dr. Turn- 

 bull, at the time he wrote it was " rather rare. It appears early in 

 May on the borders of the Delaware. Mr. John Cassin informed 

 me that he had occasionally seen this bird on the Wissahickon in 

 winter." 



Bewick's Wren. Thryothorus Bewickii. 



Some years ago a few pairs of these birds were seen in my 

 neighborhood ; but they have been replaced by the Carolina wrens, 

 that appear to have driven the others away. 



House- Wren. Troglodytes cedon. 



Abundant. Less sensitive to cold than formerly say, fifty years 

 ago. They arrive earlier and depart later than in the time of Audu- 

 bon and Wilson. I have seen them as early as April 5th. 



Winter- Wren. Troglodytes hyemalis. 



Common, but not resident. The great similarity in appear- 

 ance to the preceding, and coming from the north at about the time 

 the house-wrens pass southward, has given the impression to many 

 that the latter are not migratory. 



Short-billed Marsh- Wren. Cistothorus stellaris. 



" Rather rare from April to September " (Turnbull). I believe 

 that more of these birds are to be found than is commonly sup- 

 posed. I have found colonies of 'them in certain limited tracts of 

 reedy meadows. 



Long-billed Marsh-Wren. Cistothorus palustris. 

 Abundant in all marshy or tide-water meadows. 



