THE WREA. 



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THE WREN. 



The appearance of the wren is very peculiar. Tlie little body is short and 

 full, the bill very slender, and the tail is generally erect. It jerks its whole 

 body as it hops about, uttering a note that sounds a little like "chit ! chit !" 



THE WREN. 



It is always cheerful, and never in the most gloomy weather seems out 

 of spirits. When the sparrows and the finches sit dolefully on the twigs, 

 with their plumage wet and ruffled, the wren is as compact and as neat 

 as ever, and hops about as if the weather made but little difference to it. 

 When the great drops of rain are falling in torrents, its bright eye will peep 



