. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . SHORT-BILLED MARSH WEEN 91 The Short-billed Marsh Wren is a somewhat rare andlocal summer resident throughout southern and central NewEngland and New York. It ar-rives in May and stays throughSeptember. While the Long-billedMarsh Wren lives among cat-tails,the Short-billed prefers the sedgymeadows that border sluggish fresh-water brooks or rivers. If themeadows are extensive, there may Fig. 6. Short
. A guide to the birds of New England and eastern New York; containing a key for each season and short descriptions of over 250 species, with particular reference to their appearance in the field . SHORT-BILLED MARSH WEEN 91 The Short-billed Marsh Wren is a somewhat rare andlocal summer resident throughout southern and central NewEngland and New York. It ar-rives in May and stays throughSeptember. While the Long-billedMarsh Wren lives among cat-tails,the Short-billed prefers the sedgymeadows that border sluggish fresh-water brooks or rivers. If themeadows are extensive, there may Fig. 6. Short-billed Marshbe hundreds in a colony, or it may consist of only a pair or two. A few have been found asfar north as Dublin, X. H., and several large colonies inBerkshire County, Mass. The bird is common in the Pur-gatory Meadows at Norwood, Mass., and in the marshesbordering the Sudbury at Wayland, Mass. While the song of the Long-billed Marsh Wren resemblesthe House Wrens in its volubility, that of the Short-billedMarsh Wren suggests rather some species of sparrow. Itmay be represented by the syllables tsip tsip tsip tsippertsipper tsipper, the first two or three notes staccato, therest ru
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