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'like ; sometimes written "chiny, ching, chee; ser-wee, swee, 

 -swee-e-e" (Chapman). 



170. Anthus pensilvanicus (Lath.) 

 TITLARK. 



Dark oliTe-brown ; beneatli, buff streaked with dusky. Length, 6-7 Inches. 



Very rare migrant. Two instances. A small flock, Hadley, 

 :May 3, 1884 ; C. R. Kenfleld. Oct. 31, 1891 ; I. C. Greene. 



171. Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 

 CATBIRD. 



Slate-oolored ; crown, black; under tall coverts, chestnut. Length, 8-9 

 inches. 



Abundant summer resident. Earliest arrival. May 2 ; 

 ■departs in October or November. Raises 2 broods. Eggs 3-5, 

 ■dark greenish-blue. Nest of twigs and roots in shrubbery. Eggs 



laid in May and June. Feeds on insects, berries, fruit, etc. 



Beneficial. Usual note, disagreeable and catlike ; but really a 

 -charming singer and mocking bird. 



172. Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). 



BROWN THRASHER. BROWN THRUSH. 



Above, rich rust-red; beneath cream-color, spotted with blackish. 

 Length, 11 inches. 



Common summer resident. Earliest arrival, April 26 ; 

 departs in October. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 3-6, bluish, thickly 

 spotted with fine dots' of brown. Nest of sticks, leaves and 

 roots, in a low tree or bush or on the ground. Eggs laid in 

 June. Feeds "on insects and berries. Beneficial. Our finest 

 r-singer and a good mocking bird. 



173. Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 



HOUSE WREN. 



Above, brown ; beneath grayish-brown, everywhere waved with a darker 

 : shade. Length, 5 i,nches. 



