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Jncommon summer resident. Earliest arrival, April 5 ;^ 

 (arts in September. Raises 2 broods. Eggs 4-8, almost 

 m color. Nest of twigs and rubbish in a bole in a tree, or 

 I bird house. Eggs laid in May and June. Feeds od 

 Bcts. Beneficial. Song energetic but lacking in volume. 



174. Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. 



WINTER WREN. 



bove, brown; rump, with white spots; beneath brownish; everywhere 

 red or barred with darker. Length, 4 inches. 



lare and irregular migrant, in April and October ; more com- 

 n in the fall than in the spring. Similar to preceding in. 

 »d and manners, but said to be a very fine singer. 



175. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). 



BROWN CREEPER. 



bove. dark brown streaked with whitish; beneath, whitish. Lengthy 

 nches. 



Probable resident ; common in spring and fall not rare itt 

 Qter, but very rare in summer. Eggs 5-8, white, speckled 

 th brown. Nest of twigs, bark, dead wood, moss, etc- 

 iced behind the loose bark of a tree. Feeds on insects, 

 sry beneficial. Notes, insignificant. 



176. Sitta carolinensis Lath. 



WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH. 



Lbove, ashy-blue; beneath, white; crown, black or ash. Length, 6 



:hes. 



Resident, abundant in fall, winter and spring, but rare in 

 mmer. Raises 1 brood. Eggs 4-6, white, speckled with 

 ddish and lilac. Nest of fur, feathers, grass, etc. in a hole 

 a tree. Eggs laid in June. Feeds on insects. BeneficiaL 

 ote, a peculiar ^'^quank." 



