278 COUES, BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND. 



A very rare summer visitant throughout New England. 

 (Waterville, Me., HamL, p. 4, only recorded instance.) 

 But it is probably of regular though very rare occurrence. 

 Vireo solitarius Vieill. Blue-headed Vireo. Rather 

 rare summer resident. Breeds throughout. 



No. 473, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 

 Vireo flavifrom Vieill. Yellow-throated Vireo. Com- 

 mon summer resident, chiefly in more southern sections. 

 (Waterville, Me., HamL, p. 4; not recorded in other 

 Maine lists.) 



No. 474, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, March, 1855. 



Vireo JVovceboracensis Bonap. White-eyed Vireo. 

 Summer resident, chiefly of more southern sections ; and, 

 singularly enough, very rare in or absent from particu- 

 lar localities. Not recorded in Maine lists. "Not known 

 at Springfield, Mass." (AIL, p. 67. "Rather common:" 

 Essex Co., Mass., Putn., p. 213.) 



No. 472, $. Essex Co. S. Jillson, March, 1855. 



TROGLODYTHXE. 



Troglodytes aedon Vieill. House Wren. Common 

 summer resident. I do not think it goes much north of 

 New England. 



Troglodytes Americanus And. Wood Wren. This is 

 a species recognized by all the local writers, chiefly as a 

 spring and autumn migrant, but probably also breeding. 

 Its relations to aedon are very intimate, and the species is 

 by many authors considered as a dubious one. (Omitted 

 from Sam. O. O.) 



I have in my private cabinet a specimen taken many 

 years ago near Portsmouth, N. H., wnich was examined 

 by Mr. Audubon himself, and pronounced to be of this 

 species. It is rather larger and browner, and with less of 

 a light superciliary line than the average of aedon; but 

 looks very like a House Wren. 



Anorthura hyemalis Rennie. Winter Wren. Not 

 abundant. Chiefly winter resident, but also breeds, at 

 least in northern sections. (Calais, Me., J3oardm.,p. 126.) 



Cistothorus palustris Cab. Marsh Wren. Summer 



