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resident: not abundant. Chiefly along the coast. It 

 must be very rare north of Massachusetts, as it is not 

 contained in Maine lists, though it is known to occur in 

 Greenland. 



Oistothorus stellaris Cab. — Short-billed Marsh Wren. 

 Eather common summer resident as far north at least as 

 Massachusetts. Not recorded from Maine. 



Two other wrens, Thryothorus BewicMi and T. Ludo- 

 vicianus, may possibly enter the southern portions of New 

 England in summer. Mr. Lawrence (p. 283) records 

 T. Ludovicianus from New York Island. 



CERTHIID^. 



Certhia Americana Bon. — Brown creeper. Common. 

 Breeds throughout New England, and winters in its more 

 southern districts. 



No. 2G3. Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



PARID.E. 



8itta Carolinensis Gmelin. — White-bellied Nuthatch. 

 Resident : abundant. 



No. 476, $ . Essex Co. S. Jillson, Autumn, 1854. 



Sitta Canadensis Linn. — Red-bellied Nuthatch. Abun- 

 dant. Resident. Chiefly a winter visitant in more south- 

 ern, but breeds plentifully in the northern sections. 



No. in, ? . Essex Co. S. Jillson, 1855. 



Lophophcvnes hicolor Bon. — Crested Tomtit. Rare and 

 perhaps acciclental. The only record of its capture that 

 I have found is the mention of it by Linsley (p. 25.5). 

 Chiefly a more southern species, but has been found north 

 of New England. (Nova Scotia, Aud., Orn. Biog. v, p. 

 472.-^Near New York., Laiur., p. 283. — Omitted from 

 Sam. 0.0.) 



Poecile atricapillus Bon. — Black-capped Titmouse. 

 Chickadee. Resident. Abundant. 



No. 505, $. Lynn, Essex Co. S. JUlson, Nov., 1855. 



Poecile Hudsonicus , — Hudsonian Titmouse. Resi- 

 dent in more northern ; an occasional or accidental visitor 

 in winter in the southern sections. ("Breeds." Calais, 



