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of the United States . 
148. Troglodytes europ^us, Leach. Brown, banded with 
black ; beneath dull rufous-grayish with obsolete bands ; tail 
very short. 
Winter Wren , Sylvia troglodytes , Wils. Am. Orn. i. p. 139. 
pi. a. fig. 6 Troglodytes hy emails , Vieill. (14.) 
Inhabits both continents ; in America less common, and 
retiring to the north in summer. 
SUBGENUS II. THRYOTHORUS. 
Thryothorus , Vieill. 
Bill rather thick at base. Hind toe slender, longer than 
the inner. Spurious feather elongated, broad. 
Keep chiefly in watery places, amongst reeds and aquatic 
plants, which they grasp, ascending the stem by hops. Voice 
unpleasant, harsh. 
Peculiar to America. Closely allied to Certhia and other 
Tenuirostres. 
149. Troglodytes ludovicianus, Nob. Reddish-brown ; wings 
and tail barred with black ; beneath light rusty ; a yellowish- 
white stripe over the eye. 
Great Caroline Wren , Certhia Caroliniana , Wils. Am. 
Orn. ii.p. 61. pi. \ 2 .fig. 5 . Sylvia ludoviciana , sp. 150. Lath . 
Inhabits the southern stages; common; resident: only a 
summer visitant in the middle states ; rare in Pennsylvania, 
more common in New Jersey. 
150. Troglodytes palustris, Nob. Dark-brown; crown black; 
neck and back, black, streaked with white ; a white stripe 
over the eye ; beneath silvery-whitish ; vent tinged with 
brown. 
Marsh Wren, Certhia palustris, Wils. Am. Orn. ii. p. 58. 
pi. 12 .fig. 4. Thryothorus arundineus, Vieill. 
Inhabits reeds and other aquatic plants during summer; 
common ; winters south of the United States. 
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