Wren WESTERN BIRDS 



GENUS NANNUS : WESTERN WINTER 

 WREN. 



Western Winter Wren: N annus hiemalis pacificus. 

 FAMILY— WRENS. 



In the Winter Wren we have one of the smallest 

 members of the family, the length being about four 

 inches, the body plump, and the tail short and carried 

 tilted over its back. The upper parts are a warm brown 

 with black bars on wings and tail; the under parts are 

 a cinnamon-buff, with flanks and belly black barred. 

 There is a light line over the eye. 



This interesting little bird breeds from Alaska and 

 northern Alberta south to central California and north- 

 ern Colorado, wintering as far south as southern Cali- 

 fornia and New Mexico. 



It is a tiny midget having short, straight bill, short 

 bobby tail, and large feet and legs. It is a dweller of 

 coniferous forests where it lives in nooks and hollows 

 among the big redwoods, enlivening the solitude of the 

 forest with its loud, energetic song. Mrs. Bailey says of 

 the song of the eastern bird: "It makes me think of the 

 song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet, the volume and 

 ringing quality of both being startling from birds of 

 their size. But the Kinglet's may be less hampered by 

 considerations of tune, the Wren's song has a more ap- 

 pealing human character. It is like the bird himself. 

 The dark swamps are made glad by the joyous, won- 

 derful song." 



In the northern part of its range it strays down into 

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