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then paused until April 1. From April 5 to April 12 it spread over all 
the country north to latitude 45°, The last left Caddo, Ind. Ter., March 
25; and Saint Louis, April 11. 
In the fall of 1884 the first Winter Wren appeared at Mount Carmel, 
Mo., September 13. 
After what has been said under the head ef the House Wren, it is 
searcely necessary to add that the records of the Winter Wren’s move- 
ments during the spring of 1885 were largely confused with those of 
that species. All of the notes, with one exception, were very late, and 
this exception came from northeastern Llinois, and probably refers to 
the eastern House Wren. 
In the fall of 1885 the only Winter Wren seen in fall migration at 
Elk River, Minon., was September 30. At Mount Carmel, Mo., one was 
seen October 19, while at Grinnell, Iowa, it was twice seen during the 
first week of November. 
724. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.). [63.] Short-billed Marsh Wren. 
The Short-billed Marsh Wren breeds abundantly in western Man- 
itoba, and occasionally throughout the southern part of its range, but 
in summer the bulk of the species is north of latitude 40°. Dr. Agers- 
borg has recorded it as a rare breeder in southeastern Dakota. 
In the Mississippi Valley it is not so common as the following species, 
and its winter home averages a little farther north. The notes indi- 
eate that it migrated about the same time as the Long-billed. 
In the spring of 1885 the first and only Short billed Marsh Wren seen 
at Saint Louis was observed April 28. At Fernwood, IIl., the first was 
recorded May 10, and at Elk River, Minn., May 16. 
In the fall of 1885 the last left Elk River, Minu., September 3. At 
Grinnell, Iowa, the first was seen October 22, and the last October 27. 
725, Cistothorus palustris (Wils.). [67.] Long-billed Marsh Wren. 
Occurs throughout the Mississippi Valley from Manitoba to the Gulf, 
wintering in the Southern States, and occasionally in mild winters 
even in southern Illinois. It is a late migrant. In the spring of 1884 
it reached Bllis, Kans., April 27, where it is a rare summer resident. 
Nearer the Mississippi River it arrived somewhat earlier, but it did not 
advance to latitude 45° till the middle of May. 
Few of the observers have noted this species, since its favorite haunts 
are in marshes, more or less inaccessible. 
In the spring of 1885 Stoughton, Ill, was the only station that sent 
a report on the spring wigration of the Long-billed Marsh Wren. It 
was first seen there May 12, and next May 14, at which date it be- 
came common. The species breeds throughout its range. 
It is a rare spring migrant in western Texas (Lloyd). 
In the fall of 1885 the first migrant appeared at Saint Louis, Mo., 
September 19, and the last was seen there October 6, At Emporia, 
Kans., the last was seen September 26, 
