. Birds of Michigan . Winter Wren, slightly reduced. 314^722(76). Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. * Winter Wren. Common migrant; transient in Monroe County, seen of tener in spring than infall (Jerome Trombley); migrant at Plymouth (J. B. Purdy); very common inspring, summer and fall, and occasionally in latewinter, breeds (Dr. M. Gibbs);reported by S. E. White at Grand Rapids, June 11, 1891; rare at Ann Arbor (Dr. Steere); it is very rare at Lansing; Kent County, where it breeds, and MaskinacIsland (S. E. White); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); rather shy; breeds in UpperPeninsula (Prof. Ludwig
. Birds of Michigan . Winter Wren, slightly reduced. 314^722(76). Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. * Winter Wren. Common migrant; transient in Monroe County, seen of tener in spring than infall (Jerome Trombley); migrant at Plymouth (J. B. Purdy); very common inspring, summer and fall, and occasionally in latewinter, breeds (Dr. M. Gibbs);reported by S. E. White at Grand Rapids, June 11, 1891; rare at Ann Arbor (Dr. Steere); it is very rare at Lansing; Kent County, where it breeds, and MaskinacIsland (S. E. White); Keweenaw Point (Kneeland); rather shy; breeds in UpperPeninsula (Prof. Ludwig Kumlein); E. W. Durfee took a nest near Grand Rapids;■■ nesting habits much as in last species (Davies Nests and Eggs on North Ameri-can Birds, p. 407); though it may nest in brush-piles, etc.; nest lined with feathers;eggs four to nine, white, minutely specked with brown; feeds on insects and insectseggs; song loud and hearty, scolds vigorously at intrusion (E. L. Moseley). Genus CISTOTHORTJS Short-billed Marsh Wren, natural (81). Cistothorns stellaris (Licht.). * Short-billed Maesh Wren. Rather common; summer; rare at Ann Arbor (Dr. J. B. Steere); LenaweeCounty (A. H. Boies); common in marshes at the west end of Lake Erie 124 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF MICHIGAN. (Jerome Trombley); breeds; nests in July; nesting habits as in next species, exceptthat it nests in clear places and in moist meadows, not over water (R. H. Wolcott);and the nest is formed of fresh reeds and flags and beautifully lined with cotton likedown; E. W. Durfee finds nests not uncommon in Wayne County; eggs six to nine,white. Mr. E. W. Durfee states that these, like the next species, make two or threeduplicate nests. t
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