84 THE BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND. 



There is a record for January 30, 1886, at Johnston, and a doubt- 

 ful one for February, 1882, at Pawtucket. 1 * 



April 14 2 to September 29 (October 20). January. 



(269) 718. Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.). CAROLINA 

 WREN. A very rare summer resident. A male was taken by 

 Mr. G. M. Gray on August 14, 1880, at Bristol. 8 There is also 

 an interesting record for this species at Peacedale, summer and 

 autumn of i898. 4 Mr. F. T. Jencks reports having seen one 

 near his house in Barrington for three successive summers. 

 Last year they were not noted but a male arrived on April 9, 

 1899. They have occurred usually up to October, and have 

 probably bred. Mr. Sturtevant took a male, and three young 

 just able to fly on May n, 1899, at Middletown ; the young on 

 account of their age could not have been far from their nest. 

 This is the first actual breeding record for New England. 6 



April 9 to November 28. 



(270) 721. Troglodytes aedon Vieill. HOUSE WREN. 

 Formerly a common summer resident, but now only locally com- 

 mon. 



April 26 to (September 25). 



(271) 722. Anorthura hiemalis Vieill. WINTER WREN. 

 A not uncommon fall migrant, and rare winter resident. Mr. 

 H. S. Hathaway and Mr. F. ,T. Jencks record the wintering of this 

 species near their homes in Cranston and Drownville, winter of 

 1898-9. 



(September 25) to November 14 (April 5) to (May). 



1 O. & O., Vol. II, No. 6, p. 84. 

 * F. & S., Vol. 6, No. 17, p. 266. 



2 Ran. Notes, Vol. Ill, No. 5, p. 37. 



3 Bull. Nut. Orn. Club, Vol. V, No. 4, p. 237. 



Allen's Revised List Birds Mass. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. His. Vol. i, p. 260. 



4 Auk, Vol. XVI, No. i, p. 83 and 5 No. 3, p. 284. 

 6 Osprey, Vol. Ill, No. 7, p. in. 



