248 BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 



Family TROGLODYTID.E. The Wrens, Thrashers, etc. 



282. *Mimus polyglottos (Linn.). 



Mockingbird. 703. Very rare and only in the southern portions of the 

 State. 



283. *Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 



Catbird. 704. 



284. *Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). 



Brown Thrasher. 705. 



285. *Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.). 



Carolina Wren. 718. Frequent summer resident ; rather rare winter 

 resident. 



286. *Thryothorus bewickii (Aud.). 



Bewick's Wren. 719. Rare. 



287. * Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 



House Wren. 721. 



288. *T. hiemalis Vieill. 



Winter Wren. 722. I have observed this bird in eastern Pennsylvania 

 only as a winter resident, from October to April, when it is quite com- 

 mon. Mr. George B. Sennett informs me that it breeds occasionally in 

 Crawford county. 



289. *Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.). 



Short-billed Marsh Wren. 724. 



290. *C.palustris (Wils.). 



Long-billed Marsh Wren. 725. 



Family CERTHIIM. The Creepers. 



291. Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.). 



Brown Creeper. 726. Rather common winter resident, but most numer- 

 ous during spring and fall migrations. 



Family PARID^E. The Nuthatches and Tits. 



292. *Sitta carolinensis Lath. 



White-breasted Nuthatch. 727. Resident. 



293. *8. canadensis Linn. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch. 728. I have observed this bird in eastern Penn- 

 sylvania only as a winter resident ; rather rare. My friend, Mr. George 

 B. Sennett, however, tells me that it sometimes breeds in Crawford 

 county. 



294. /& pusilla Lath. 



Brown-headed Nuthatch. 729. Given by Dr. Turnbull as a rare summer 

 visitant to the lower counties. A taxidermist, some few years ago, 

 showed me a specimen which he stated had been shot near Philadelphia 

 in the autumn. 

 296. *Parus btcolor Linn. 



Tufted Titmouse. 731. Resident. 



296. *P. carolinensis Aud. 



Carolina Chickadee. 736. Rare. Nests and eggs have been taken in Ches- 

 ter county. 



Family SYLVIIM. The Kinglets and Gnatcatchers. 



297. Regulus satrapa Licht. 



Golden-crowned Kinglet. 748. Common spring, fall and winter resident. 



298. R. calendula (Linn.). 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet. 749. Common migrant, spring and fall. 



