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individuals of this species are frequently noted in 

 winter, but the occurrence of so large a flock is 

 exceptional. 



84. Dumetella carolinensis. Catbird. — One noted on 



Staten Island, December 29 (Cleaves). Very rare in 

 winter. 



85. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — One noted in 



Prospect Park, Brooklyn, December 25 (Vietor). 

 Of rare occurrence in winter. 



86. Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. Carolina 



Wren. — A locally common resident on the PaUsades 

 near Englewood, where last winter its numbers were 

 normal. Noted two or three times in the hills north 

 of Plainfield, where it is rare (Miller). 



87. Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Winter Wren. — As a 



rule, a local and uncommon winter resident. Slightly 

 more numerous than usual. 



88. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — 



Present in its usual numbers. 



89. Sitta carolinensis carolinensis. White-breasted Nut- 



hatch. — Commoner than usual. 



90. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Rare in 



winter. Noted on one occasion in the Plainfield 

 region (Miller). 



91. Baeolophus bicolor. Tufted Titmouse. — Now a regu- 



lar resident as far north as Englewood, N. J. Com- 

 moner than usual last winter. 



92. Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus. Chickadee. — 



Much more abundant than usual; 45 noted in a 

 single day (Miller). 



93. Regulus satrapa satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. 



— Less common than usual. 



94. Regulus calendula calendula. Ruby-crowned King- 



let. — Of very rare occurrence here in winter. A 

 single individual was noted on February 1 and 12 

 near a brook in the Scotch Plains Notch north of 

 Plainfield (Miller). This is the second winter record 

 for Plainfield. 



