210 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PASSERES. OSCINES. 



TROGLODYTIDAE. 



Troglodytes brevirostris Nutt. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1841, 

 vol. 2, p. 138, pi. 124. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 3, fig. 1. 



Wet grassy meadows; nest usually built among tall grass stems 

 near the ground. 



Me. — Rare local summer resident (Bangor, Glenburn). May 

 4r-Oct. 10. 



N. H. — Rare local summer resident in southern part; rare 

 visitor in White Mt. region. 



Mass. — Very local summer resident, sometimes common. 

 May 6-Oct. 9. Eggs, May 25- June 18; July 7 (.? 2d brood). 



R. I. — Rare local summer resident (Newport). Eggs, June 6. 



Conn. — Rare local summer resident. vSpring-Sept. 17. 



383. Telmatodytes palustris (Wilson) Henry. 

 Long-billed marsh wren. 



Ridgway, Bull. 50, U. S. nat. mus., 1904, pt. 3, p. 489. Egg, 

 Capen, 1886, pi. 2, fig. 15. 



Certhia palustris Wils., Amer. ornith., 1810, vol. 2, p. 58, pi. 12, 

 fig. 4. " Pennsylvania .... ALONG the tide water of our 



RIVERS." 



Cat-tail swamps; nests among the flags. 



Vt. — Rare visitor: Brattleboro, May, 1902; Middlebury; 

 Rutland, May 27, 1907. 



Mass. — Common local summer resident in western valleys and 

 coastwise (Essex Co.) ; rare winter resident (Fresh Pond). (May 2) 

 May 15-Nov. 30 (winter). Eggs, June 5-29 (Aug. 1). 



R. I. — Common local summer resident. May-Oct. 6. Eggs, 

 May 31-June 16. 



Conn. — Common summer and rare winter resident. May 5- 

 (winter). Eggs, June 7- July 28 



