164 BIRDS OF FIELD, FOREST AND PARK 



dodging in and out of holes, cracks and crevices 

 of rocks and logs in the woods, where he usually 

 dwells. He comes about the homes of man more 

 commonly in winter. 



The Carolina Wren is rather an attractive 

 bird in dress, with upper parts rufous, the wing 

 and tail feathers finely barred with black. 

 There is a whitish line over the eye and whitish 

 spots on the wings. The under parts are creamy 

 bufiF, lighter on the throat. This Wren is five 

 and one-half inches lon^. 



The nest is placed in an old log, stump, wood- 

 pile or brush heap. It is made of grass, leaves 

 and twigs, and lined with rootlets, fine grass, 

 etc. The eggs, four to six in number, are creamy 

 white with fine brown spots. The Carolina Wren 

 nests from the Gulf States to northern Illinois 

 and southern Connecticut. 



House Wren. This little bird is a pronounced 

 lover of man, for in the East, at least, it is 

 almost always found nesting in his immedi- 

 ate vicinity. I have never known of this bird 

 as a woods dweller, although its cousin, the 

 Winter Wren, as we shall see, is always an in- 

 habitant of the forest. The House Wren comes 

 close about you, preferring to occupy a cozy 

 little bird-house you have erected for it. But 

 in the absence of so convenient a place, he will 

 be content with a tin can, crevice in a building, 

 hole in a fence rail or log, a beam under the 

 veranda, an old shoe, or the pocket of a gar- 

 ment. In fact any place will do that meets the 

 bird's notion of safety. Once well located, they 

 will return year after year, inclining one to the 



