94 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK 



Carolina Wren. Thryothorus ludovicianus 



5.50 



Ad. — Upper parts rich reddish-brown; line over eye whitish 'j 

 throat white; breast and belly washed with buff. 



Nest., bnlky, of sticks, etc., in a hole in a tree or in some cavity 

 about buildings. Egg», whitish, speckled about the larger end 

 with reddish-brown. 



The Carolina Wren is a very rare permanent resident of 

 southern Rhode Island and southern Connecticut, and a 



rather common summer resident of 

 the eastern slope of the Palisades ; 

 it occasionally wanders into Massa- 

 chusetts. The bird's favorite haunts 

 are brushy tangles. If a male is 

 anywhere about he can hardly be 



^ „ ^ ,. ^xT- overlooked ; he is a constant singer, 



Fig. 7. Carohna Wren / . 



even in winter, and his song is so 

 loud and clear that it can be heard easily a quarter of a 

 mile away. It consists of short phrases of from two to four 

 notes repeated again and again in a loud clear whistle. These 

 phrases vary greatly ; some of the common forms may be 

 written twip'pity, twip'pity ; ivhiddy you', ivhiddy you' 

 whiddy you' ; thri'ou, tJiri'ou, thri'ou. Certain phrases 

 suggest notes both of the Cardinal and the Tufted Tit ; a 

 beginner should make a careful study of the notes of these 

 three species. The alarm-note is a rather smooth peurr. 



A Carolina Wren is easily recognized by its wren-like 

 behavior, by the rich brown of its upper parts, and by the 

 conspicuous ivhitish line over its eye. 



THRASHERS AND MOCKINGBIRDS : FAMILY 



MIMIDiE 



The Catbird, Brown Thrasher, and Mockingbird form a 

 small family characterized by their comparatively slender 

 figure and length of tail. 



