200 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



281. (722.) Olbiorchilus hiemalis (Vieill.). 24. 



Winter Wren. 



Synonyms: Anorthura troglodytes var. hyemalis, Troglodytes 

 europseus, T. hyemalis, T. parvulus var. hyemalis, Syl- 

 via troglodytes. 

 Bunty Wren. 



Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838/163. 



Dr. Wheaton stated that this little wren is a common 

 winter resident. It is now not at all common in most locali- 

 ties. Possibly its small size and lowly habits cause it to be 

 overlooked. It is more numerous during the migrations, in 

 Lorain county, than during the winter, arguing that the 

 majority of individuals pass farther south to winter. 



During the winter it haunts brush-piles, where it is able to 

 pick up a respectable living of animal matter, and the stream 

 gorges, probably passing the nights in the little caves in 

 the rocks. 



Individuals may be found as late as May 10, in spring. I 

 have never found one before the 10th of October in autumn. 



282. (724.) CiSTOTHORus stellaris (Licht.). 26. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren, 



Synonyms: Troglodytes brevirostris, Troglodytes stellaris. 



Fresh Water Marsh Wren, Meadow Wren. 

 Read, Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., VI, 1853, 395. 



This is a rare bird in Ohio. It appears to breed in suit- 

 able localities anywhere in the state, but is too rare to be 

 noticed by any but the ornithologist who is on- the lookout 

 for it. There are two Lorain county records, but neither of 

 them of breeding birds. 



Unlike the next species, this wren does not prefer the 

 large marshes, but rather wet lands which have a rank 

 growth of coarse grass. Here the birds build their mouse- 

 like nest, lashing it to the grass stems. I have never seen 

 the birds in brushy places, nor in the immediate vicinity of 

 true marshes. 



The food differs from that of the more arboreal wrens 

 only in the kinds of insects eaten. 



