FAMILY MniotiltidcB 



in most positive terms showing its displeasure. 



The tule wren has all of the nest building 

 passion of its kind, constructing half a dozen 

 but occupying on^ one. Its nest is a thick- 

 walled structure made of tule leaves lined with 

 the pith of the stalks and thickly padded with 

 this material. The eggs are purplish brown 

 in color and from five to nine in number. 



The tule wren is as full of song as the house 

 wren and during the nesting season the marsh 

 is a medley of little bird voices. They will 

 sing and scold by turns, a comical sight as 

 they cling to some swaying stalk of grass, 

 bubbling over with wrath at your impudence, 

 or with happiness at the thought of the babies 

 tucked away in the round ball of a nest that 

 is hung in the tules a few feet from the water. 



Any distinct field markings are lacking 

 in the tule wren, although the back is slightly 

 streaked with white, being different in this 

 respect from other wrens in its territory. 



FAMILY MNIOTILTID^: WOOD 

 WARBLERS 



^ California yellow warbler, Dendroica 



cestiva hrewsteri. 4.50 



Distribution: From northern Washington 



to southern California, west of the Cascade 



and Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Alaska 



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