450 REED-WRIGHT— THE VERTEBRATES OF [October i, 



340 (722), Nannus hiemalis (Vieillot). Winter wren. 

 Common transient and regular but not common winter resident. 



Migrants arrive in the spring the very last of March or the first 

 of April and are common until May i. The latest date is May 7, 

 1907. It is quite probable that a few breed in the colder gorges, 

 for on June 21, 1878, Mr. F. H. King^'' found five individuals in 

 the Enfield Gorge just below the falls. One specimen was shot and 

 proved to be "a fully fledged young bird, but so immature as to 

 leave no doubt that it was one of a brood which had been reared 

 in the glen." They make their appearance in the fall about Sep- 

 tember 25. 



341 (724). Cistothorus stellaris (Lichtenstein). Short-billed marsh 

 wren. 



One specimen, taken October 15, 1898, by T. L. Hankinson in 

 the Renwick marshes. 



342 (725). Telmatodytes palustris (Wilson). Long-billed marsh 

 wren. 



Common summer resident. The average date of arrival is May 

 2, the earliest, April 18, 1906. It has been recorded (seen) twice 

 in winter — 1904 and 1905. Eggs are found from May 20 to June 

 15 and occasionally as late as the middle of July. It remains in 

 the fall until the last of October. 



79. Family CERXHiiDyE. The Creepers. 



343 (726). Certhia familiaris americana (Bonaparte). Brown 

 creeper. 



Common transient and winter resident. They become abundant 

 in the spring about March 20 and continue so throughout April. 

 All have left as a rule by May 10 at which time they are frequently 

 in full song. They arrive in the fall about September 15 and are 

 abundant from October i to 15. 



80. Family Sittid^. The Nuthatches. 



344 (727). Sitta carolinensis Latham. White-bellied nuthatch. 

 Common permanent resident. Eggs are found from April 19 



to May 10. 



^^ Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, Vol. IH., p. 195. 



