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4. Chickadee. Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus (Linn.) 
The Chickadee is a familiar bird of remarkably social and con- 
fiding nature, being one of the regular beneficiaries of the winter 
window sill and suet block offerings. In summer its social traits 
are not so manifest as in winter, for in the warmer season, after 
rearing its broods, it resorts more to the deep woods than to the 
gardens, orchards and doorvards. When it is wandering through 
the woods in late summer, it can usually be attracted to the 
observer by a whistled imitation of its plaintive “ phee-wee ” call, 
of which the first syllable is considerably drawn out. Its general 
color is whitish gray, with black on top of the head and throat. 
5. Long-billed Marsh When. Telmatodytes pal u sir is palustris 
(Wils.) 
The Long-billed Marsh Wren is a common, though not well- 
known resident of the cat-tail marshes of Iona Island in the vicinity 
of Bear Mountain. Its peculiar singing can be heard almost cease- 
lessly from the coverts of the swamp, but as the songster takes 
advantage of the deep vegetation it is difficult to get more than 
momentary glimpses of the diminutive skulker. The song is a 
rather harsh overflow of volubility, uttered from the top of a cat- 
tail stem, and as the author gives expression to his emotion he 
sidles down the stem into the enveloping mass of grasses, well 
hidden from view. The nest is a hollow mass of cat-tail and rush 
leaves, in form and size resembling a cocoanut, with an irregular 
orifice in the side for entrance and egress, and the site is generally 
near the top of the selected tuft of cat-tail. This wren is blackish 
brown, with the back spotted with white, a white line over the eye, 
and whitish underparts. 
G. House When. Troglodytes aedon aedon (Vieill.) 
The House Wren is one of the familiar birds of the locality, for 
its preference for human associations leads it to disclose its pres- 
ence in its favorite haunts. One or more pairs had formed an 
attachment for the rear quarters of the Inn building, and their 
bubbling songs frequently drifted into the spacious dining rooms. 
