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Cistothorus stollaris. 
186ti. 
Middlosox County, Mass. 
May 25. 
Several males singing. They spring to the top of 
a rood and utter a chip, chip, chippor-chioDor-chio, but 
more commonly a chip, chip, tr-tr-tr-tr, this sons? end- 
ing precisely like that of the S'vYamp Sparrov/. 
Juno 27. 
A male on Rock Meado'y working at a false nest. 
1869. 
May 29. 
Male singing. 
1870. 
May 21. 
A male singing. 
« 24. 
’ Several males singing. 
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Sept.19.' 
’ Shot one, the last (Fresh Pond mai-shes). 
1871. : 
May 11. 
A male singing (Rock Meadows). 
1874. 
Juno 12. ; 
Searched Rock f'eadow, Belmont for this species but 
find it is v/holly absent there this year. 
1875. 
June 1. 
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Numbers in the Fresh Pond marshes near "Block Islai.;?!. 
They haunted the stretches of fine meadow grass. The 
song of the male is chip, chip, tr-r-r-r the terr:ii.nati on 
trilled prettily. They also uttered a chatter similar 
to that of tlio House V/ren anti identical vz-ith that of tito 
Long-billed Marsh Wren. Their ^i’light is slightly undu- 
1 lating, sliort and feeble. 
“ 26. i 
A lundant to-day in the Fresh Pond ma,rshes near 
Block Island. 
Aug. 9. : 
Abundant in the meadov/s around Block Island, Fresh 
Pond sv/’amps. The males in fell song and good plumage, 
, and eYidontly at the height of the breeding season. 
. From a comparison of specimens of this bird and Goldfin- 
; ches xCilled to—day I am satisfied that the former breeds 
even later than the latter. 
" 10. 
Numbers singing steadily this evening near Block 
Island, I spent a long time vainly hunting for their 
nests in grass that reached above my head. 
Sept. 9. 
A male singing in the Fresh Pond n^rshas. 
Oct. 9. 
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Shot one in fall plumage on the Fresh Pond marshes 
and sa\7 another on Great Moadov/-, Concord. 
