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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. 



lu the fall of 1884 the first Winter Wren appeared at Mount Carinel, 

 Mo., September 13. 



After what has been said under the head @f the House Wren, it is 

 scarcely necessary to add that the records of the Winter Wren's move- 

 nients 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 Illinois, and probably refers to 

 the eastern House Wren. 



In the fall of 1885 the only Winter Wren seen in fall migration at 

 Elk Eiver, Minn., was September 30. At Mount Carinel, Mo., one was 

 seen October 10, while at Griunell, Iowa, it was twice seen during the 

 first week of November. 



724. Cistothorus stellaris (Lieht.). [68.] Sliori-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- 

 borghas 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- 

 cate 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, 111., the first was 

 recorded May 10, and at Elk Eiver, Minn., May 16. 



In the fall of 1885 the last left Elk Eiver, Minn., September 3. At 

 Grinnell, Iowa, the first was seen October 22, and the last October 27. 



725. Cistothorus palustris (Wils.). [67.] Long-billed Marsli 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 Ellis, Kans., April 27, where it is a rare summer resident. 

 Nearer the Mississippi Eiver 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, 111., was the only station that sent 

 a report on the spring migration 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. 



