COLLECTING. 1 3 



Cinclid,e : Ouzel. — The solitary species of 

 ouzel found with us inhabits the mountain streams 

 of the far west. 



Sylvid^e : True Warblers. — Are pre-emi- 

 nently birds of the woodlands, but occasionally the 

 kinglets, notably the golden-crowned, will wander 

 into orchards during mild days in winter. 



Chamjeibm : Wrentits. — The only species 

 found in the United States inhabits the sage- 

 brush in the far southwest. 



Parid^e : Titmice. — Are also found in the 

 woods or thickets, but some species wander into 

 the orchards during winter. 



Sittid,e : Nuthatches. — Are birds of the 

 woodlands as a rule, but the white and red-bellied 

 nuthatches wander considerably in autumn, while 

 the brown-headed seldom if ever leave the piny 

 woods of the south. 



Troglodytid^e : Wrens. — The creeper-wrens 

 are found among the cacti of the far southwest, 

 while the rock-wrens occur among thickets in a 

 similar region. The true wrens are found in 

 thickets, often in the neighborhood of dwellings, 

 in which they frequently build, while the two 

 marsh wrens occur on both salt and fresh water 

 marshes throughout the country. 



