364. TRANSACTIONS OF THE [1895 
26th 3 young were in the nest, the other hatched the next night. 
At 6.45 P. M. on June 5 they all left the nest together (R. 
W. Shufeldt, Auk, x, 303-4). 
Harporhynchus rufus (705). Brown Thrasher. 
Common summer resident, from April 19 (94) to September 
21 (’94); extreme dates are April 7 (’90, Resler) and November 
5 (93). “At Laurel, on April 2 (’88, R. Ridgway), two were 
seen. At Washington from April 6 (88) to -November 138 
(’87)’? (Richmond). May 21 (’93), a nest with birds about 
one-half grown, and August 6 (’93), another with birds only 
3 or 4 days old, are extreme nesting dates. Sets are 2 of 2, 4 
of 3, 5 of 4,andlof 5. Usually nesting in abrier tangle or thick 
bush, on May 29, ’81, one wag placed on the broken-off top of an 
appletree stub about 7 feet high. On July 26, ’91, one was 
on the 4th rail of a worm fence, and on June 24, ’91, another 
was on the ground under a potato vine. At Vale Summit they 
were not common; on June 7 a nest held 4 fresh eggs. 
Thryothorus ludovicianus (718). Carolina Wren. 
Common resident, occasionally vying with the House Wren 
in semi-domesticity. On April 8 (’94) a nest was nearly fin- 
ished, and on May 2 (’90) a brood of young left a nest, while 
as late as August 10 (’93) slightly incubated eggs were taken. 
Sets are 1 of 3, 1 of 4, 2 of 5, and 2 of 6. 
On April 26, ’91, I was shown a nest containing 3 fresh eggs 
placed behind an ornament in the corner of a friend’s parlor ; 
later, I was told that either five or six young were raised there. 
At Vale Summit one bird was seen on June 13, 795. 
Thryothorus bewickii (719). Bewick’s Wren. 
A rare bird east of the Alleghanies. Single birds are recorded 
at Washington as follows: April 5, ’92 (R. Ridgway), seen; 
April 6, 783 (Wm. Palmer), shot; April 8, ’88 (M. M. Green), 
shot; April 10,’82 (Wm. Palmer), shot; April 22,’88 (M. M. 
Green), seen ; November 24, ’89 (J. D. Figgins), shot ; Decem- 
