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It examined the bird-houses, carried dry sticks into two and 
built in a third. It had , however , no mate. Not seen in au¬ 
tumn later than Sept. 30. In 1883 there were a pair at our 
house May 7. Two pairs built in the bird-boxes, where the first 
egg was laid June 2. M. of eggs from two nests (one in a bird- 
box at a farm north of our house). L. 17. B. 14. 
169. Troglodytes hyemalis Vieill. xx M. of 5. L. 97- 
110. E. 148-160. W. 47-50. T. 29-32. This northern bird 
does not breed in Jefferson county (Cooke), but must be con¬ 
sidered as breeding at least occasionally at Shiocton. June 4, 
1883, and the following days I saw one in the Pine Wood. It 
was in.the habit of sitting and singing on the topmost branch 
in the dead tops of the tallest larch trees. The nest, however. I 
did not find. In 1882 the first was seen March 31. Afterwards 
occasionally, but always singly. Most, April 1 to May 6. In the 
autumn till Oct. 16. In 1883, the first seen April 9. Most, 
April 16 to May 10. 
170. Cistothorus stellar is (Licht.). xx M. of 3. L. 104-117. 
E. 139-151. W. 42-47. T. 36-41. Does not breed at Shioc¬ 
ton in nearly so great numbers as the following species, but is 
found, however, in many places on the edges of woods along 
Shioc Meadows and in the swamps. The greatest number of 
nests I found in the vicinity of each other was 5, but the nests 
are very hard to find. They are built oftenest in the fine dry 
last year grass, as a rule only a few inches from the ground. 
Generally the nest is placed at the roots of a bush, where the 
grass is wrapped round the lower branches. During the summer, 
however, I have met with three nests among grass in bushes as 
much as a foot from the ground. In these cases the nests were 
easy to find. Like the following species this one builds in dry or 
green grass as circumstances require. In 1883 most nests were 
built after June 8. I found a single one building, July 2. This 
must not be regarded as testimony that the bird has two 
broods. When this and the following build late, it is certainly 
only because they have deserted their earlier nest. The nests 
are deserted, even when there are eggs, at the slightest dis¬ 
turbance. I cannot say with certainty when the first eggs are 
laid. June 2, 1883, I found 3 nests in one place. Two were 
