38o W R E N. Class II. 



the neck are of a dull green : the coverts of the 

 wings dusky, edged with green and tipt with 

 white : the quil-feathers and tail dusky, edged with 

 pale green. The throat and lower part of the 

 body white, tinged with green : the legs dull yel- 

 low : the claws very long. It frequents woods, 

 and is found principally in oak trees. Thouo-h 

 fo fmali a bird it indures our winters, for we have 

 frequently feen it later than Chriftmas, It is feen 

 in autumn as far north as the Shetland Ifles, but 

 quits the country before winter j a vafl: flight 

 for fo minute and delicate a bird. 



We have obferved this bird fufpendcd in the air 

 for a confiderable time over a bufh in flower, whilft 

 it fung.very melodioufly. The note does not much 

 differ from that of the common wren, but is very 

 weak. 



154. Wren. Roytelet, Bceuf de Dieu, & Le Roitelet, Regulus>. Briffon 

 Berichot. Belou a^v, 343, av. III. 425. 



Trilato, obf. 12. 



Paffer troglodytes. Geftier a'v, 

 651 



Aldr. a<v. II. 292. 

 .Reatino. Olina, 6. 

 Wil. orn, 229. 

 Rati Jyn, a<v. 80. 

 Strefch ; Storfchek. 

 No. 239. 



Scopolif 



Motacilla troglodytes. Lin, 



fyfi' 337- 

 Faun. Suec. /p. 261. 

 Nelle-Konge. Brunnich, 284, 

 Schneekoning , Konickerl, 



Zaunfchlupfrel. Kram, 



378. 

 Schiieekoenig (Snow king). 



Fi'ifch, I. 24. 

 Br. Zool. 102. 



T 



HE wren may be placed among the fined 



It continues its fong 



of our finging birds. 



through- 



