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Thryothorus Bewickit—Bonap. 
Bewick’s Wren. 
It is rare in the Middle States. I never shot 
but two specimens; one in New Jersey and the 
other in Pennsylvania. 
Cistothorus Palustris — Cab. 
Long-billed Marsh Wren. 
This is a very common bird along the banks of 
the Delaware River, but I have never found it 
on the seashore. I found it very plenty as far 
west as Minnesota. 
Cistothorus Stellaris— Cab. 
Short-billed Marsh Wren. 
I found this bird very rare. I killed one in 
New Jersey, and found the nest with five eggs 
init. Itis more plenty in Iowa, but very hard 
to obtain, as it runs among the grass and along 
the sloughs and wet places. The nest found in 
New Jersey was built on a low bush in the salt 
meadows. This bird in the West, builds on the 
high reeds and cat-tails along the creeks and 
sloughs. 
Troglodytes Aedon.—Vieill. 
House Wren. 
It is very common all over the United States. 
Troglodytes Parkmanni—Aud. 
Parkman’s Wren. 
I have found this very plenty in Iowa, breeding 
in old stumps and holes in trees, and it resembles 
