. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. SHORT-BILLED MAESH WEEN 91 The Short-billed Marsh Wren is a somewhat rare and local summer resident throughout southern and central New England and New York. It ar- rives in May and stays through September. While the Long-billed Marsh Wren lives among cat-tails, the Short-billed prefers the sedgy meadows that border sluggish fresh- water brooks or rivers. If the meadow
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over two hundred and fifty species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field. Birds; Birds. SHORT-BILLED MAESH WEEN 91 The Short-billed Marsh Wren is a somewhat rare and local summer resident throughout southern and central New England and New York. It ar- rives in May and stays through September. While the Long-billed Marsh Wren lives among cat-tails, the Short-billed prefers the sedgy meadows that border sluggish fresh- water brooks or rivers. If the meadows are extensive, there may I'lo- 6- Short-billed Marsh be hundreds in a colony, or it may consist of only a pair or two. A few have been found as far north as Dublin, N. H., and several large colonies in Berkshire County, Mass. The bird is common in the Pur- gatory Meadows at Norwood, Mass., and in the marshes bordering the Sudbury at Wayland, Mass. While the song of the Long-billed Marsh Wren resembles the House Wren's in its volubility, that of the Short-billed Marsh Wren suggests rather some species of sparrow. It may be represented by the syllables tsip tsip tsip tsipper tsipper tsipper, the first two or three notes staccato, the rest running rapidly down the scale. The call-note is like the opening note of the song. The bird clings to the grass stalks in the same attitude as its relative, with tail cocked over its back, but it may be distinguished by the absence of a white line over the eye, and by its streaked head and upper back, which lacks the black patch. Winter Wkbn. Olbiorchilus hiemalis Ad. — Upper parts deep brown; line over eye pale brown or light tawny; wings and tail crossed with narrow dark bars ; under parts brownish or tawny, lighter than upper parts, but barred with blackish and white, and darker than in following species; tail less than l^in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally en
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