124 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OP MICHIGAN. 



(Jeroihe Trombley); breeds; nests in July; nesting habits as in next species, except 

 that it nests in clear places and in moist meadows, not over water (R. H. Wolcott); 

 and the nest is formed of fresh reeds and flags and beautifully lined with cotton like 

 down; E. W. Durfee finds nests not uncommon in Wayne County; eggs six to nine, 

 white. Mr. E. W. Durfee states that these, like the next species, make two or three 

 duplicate nests. 



Long-billed Marsh Wren, natural size. 



316-725-(79, 8O). Cistothorus palustris (Wils.). * LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN. 



Rather common in summer; "rare at Ann Arbor" (Dr. J. B. Steere); "St. Joseph 

 County'" (A.H.Boies); "abundant in the marshes at the west end of Lake Erie" 

 (Jerome Trombley); "nests found in Wayne County" (E. F. Durfee); breeds; nests in 

 colonies, near the ground, in marshes, in spherical nests of coarse grass, etc., " fastened 

 to old flags two or three feet above the water or mud " (E. L. Moseley), the opening on 

 the side; eggs five to ten, very small, dark chocolate brown, rarely almost white; 

 " while the female is sitting the male partially builds one or more nests " (Dr. A. K. 

 Fisher); Dr. W. C. Brownell writes me that there are sometimes eight of these dupli- 

 cate and unlined nests. 



FAMILY CERTHIID^E. CREEPERS. 



Small, narrow-billed birds; seen creeping up tree trunk; food insects and insects' 

 eggs. 



GENUS CERTHIA LINN. 



Head, foot and tail-feather of Certhia, natural size. 



2 part). Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). * BROWN CREEPER ; 

 AMERICAN CREEPER. 



Rather common; throughout the entire state; all seasons; "does not breed at Ply- 

 mouth" (J. B. Purdy); "rather rare at Ann Arbor "(Dr. J. B. Steere); "formerly nested 



