Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Ween. A specimen was 

 taken in the late fall several years ago by Mr. W. E. Babcock, on a par- 

 tially wooded slope extending toward the river shore. Two instances of 

 its occurrence on Manhattan Island are recorded by Mr. Lawrence,t and De 

 Kay (p. 55) speaks of having had specimens from Westchester and Rook- 

 land Counties, taken as late as the middle of December. 



t A Catalogue of the Birds observed in the Vicinity of New York. By Geo. 

 N. Lawi'ence. 1866, p. 283. 



BuU.N.O.O. S.July, 1878. p./;?*?. 



iWe saw and heard several Great 

 II Carolina Wrens on the Island* ^«^«'»«^<^'^- 



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Long Island Bird Notes, Wm.DUtcher 



23. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — 

 Giraud says of this bird: "Occasionally during the summer 

 months, this large and musical Wren is seen on Long Island."* 

 The later published i-ecords for the country lying east and north 

 of Long Island are for the summer months, with the notable 

 exceptions of the record made by Mr. H. A. Purdief, of Boston, 

 Mass., of one taken at Saybrook, Conn., November 25, 187S, 

 and by Mr. John H. Sage,* of one taken at Portland, Conn., 

 March 2, 1883. The November specimen was undoubtedly a 

 bird that had spent the summer in the locality where it was 

 secured, and the March specimen may possibly have braved the 

 rigors of a New England winter. It undoubtedly did, as I am 

 now able to present a record of one taken in January, tlius 

 confirming that supposition, and showing that although they, as 

 a family, prefer the more genial climate of the Southern States, 

 yet an individual of unusual hardiness is sometimes seen. Mr. 

 John D. Hicks, of Old Westbury, L. I., was attracted, January 

 30, 1885, by a loud call-note, which resembled, "as near as I 

 "can produce it, kack,'" and proceeded from a tangled and 

 swampy thicket near his lumber yard at Roslyn, L. I. Proceeding 

 to the place whence the sound issued, he saw the bird on a low 

 willow tree, giving utterance to its peculiar note and acompany- 

 ing each one with a Wren-like motion. It gave no song whatever, 

 was sprightly, and in good condition, and was. busily occupied 

 in looking for food. Not having a gun with him at the time he 

 was unable to secure it, but on the following day (January 31) 

 he found it in a swamp not more than five hundred feet from 

 where it was seen the day before. On both occasions it was in 

 company with a mixed flock of Tree and White-throated 

 Sparrows. The swamp in which it was found is full of . springs 

 that very rarely freeze. ; 1^ 



* Birds of Long Island, p, 75- 

 t Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol, IV, p. 61. 

 ! ■ , , « Bull. Nutt. Orn. Ctab, Vol. VIII, p. 120. . : 



Auk, 3. Oct. , 188Q. p. ^//^ - 



