Congdon—Saskatchewan Birds. 
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vegetable fibers, fine shreds of bark and small grasses, and sus¬ 
pended from the fork of a small branch about six feet from the 
ground. The nest contained three eggs of the Vireo, pure white, 
finely spotted with reddish brown, and two eggs of the Cbw-bird. 
When the nest was visited a week after it was found, only a small 
part of the rim still remained clinging to the fork. The nest, 
eggs and bird had disappeared. 
704. Catbird. 
Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.). 
The Catbird was occasionally seen, usually in shrubbery or 
bush-willows bordering a slough. No nests came under observa¬ 
tion. 
705. Brown Thrasher. 
Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.). 
Several of these birds were seen at different times during the 
summer. No careful search was made for their nests and none 
were found. 
721b. Western House Wren. 
Troglodytes aedon aztecus Baird. 
This lively little' bird is rather common in this region. Its 
nest may be found tucked away in a great variety of places, gen¬ 
erally in nooks and comers about buildings. One found on 
May 21 was built under the cornice of a building. It was com¬ 
plete, apparently, but contained no eggs. Another nest, ob¬ 
served late in July, was built in the crevice between the logs of 
an unfinished cabin. This nest contained young birds about 
half grown. 
725. Long-billed Marsh Wren. 
Cistothorus palustris (Wils.). 
About the larger sloughs and shallow, rush-grown lakes this 
noisy little Marsh Wren makes its home. Perched on a bended 
reed with its tail standing nearly straight up, it presents a very 
