1890. 



Mar20-Aprl 



Stiwanee River. 



Common everywhere throughout the heavily-timbered bottom of 

 the river, but nowhere very mirnerous, more than two or three pairs 

 being seldom seen in a day. I heard here on several occasions 

 and at several different places a song which was -^iholly new to me, 

 and which, until I saw the bird in the act of producing it, I could 

 not believe was really that of this species. It consisted of a siH 

 gle high note followed by a long, roll ing^ veryrich and musical 

 trill, all on the same key. This song we heard only in the early 

 morning or in the evening twilight. Evidently it was not peculiar 

 to any one bird, for at least fmr or five different individuals 

 were heard to make it. The .notes of these Suwanee Wrens fi'equuiTT- 

 -iy were in every way similar to those which are given by the spe- 

 cies in other localities and which I have always considei-ed monot- 

 onous and interesting. The bird along this river presents noi 

 other peculiarities of habit or voice. 



