PERCHING BIRDS 



717a. Canon Wren. Catherpes mexicanus 

 conspersus. 



Range. — Rocky Mountain region and west to 

 tlie Sierra Nevadas; north to Wyoming and 

 Idaho and soutli to New Mexico and Arizona. 



The Canon Wrens are uniform rusty brown 

 all over except tlie large sliarply defined wliite 

 throat patch; the underparts, wings and tail 

 are barred with black, and the back is specked 

 with white. Tlieir name is well chosen for 

 they are found abundantly in rocky canyons, 

 ravines, and side hills. They nest in crevices 

 or caves among the rocks, placing their nests 

 in small niches; they are made of twigs, leaves, 

 grasses and feathers, and the three to six eggs, 

 which are laid from April to June according to 

 locality, are white, sprinkled and blotched with 

 reddish brown and lilac. Size .72 x .52. 



717b. Dotted Canon Wren. Catherpes 

 mexicanus punctulatus. 



Range. — Pacific coast from Oregon to Lower California. 



The habits and eggs of this coast form of the White-throated Wren do not 

 \ ary in any particular from those of the preceding variety. 

 718. Carolina Wren. Thryotlwrus ludo- 

 vicianiis ludovicianus. 

 Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf to 

 southern New England and Illinois; resident in the greater 

 part of its range. 



These loud-voiced songsters are well known in the south 

 where they are very abundant, being found along banks of ^^ '^''-'^ 



streams, in thickets, along walls, or about brush heaps. They 

 nest in almost any suitable nook or corner, in hollow trees 

 or stumps, bird boxes, about buildings, and in brush or 

 bushes. When in exposed positions, the nest, which is 

 made of all sorts of trash, is arched over; the eggs, which 

 are laid from March to June, and frequently later, as sev- 

 eral broods are sometimes reared in a season, are white, 

 profusely specked with light reddish brown and purplish. 

 Size .74 X .60. 



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718a. 



Florida Wren. 

 miamensis. 



Til rijutliorus ludo vician us 



Range. — Southern Florida. 



A similar bird to the last but darker above and brighter 

 below. Its eggs are not distinguishable from those of 

 the last. ' 



718b. 



LoiMiTA Wren. 

 lomitensis. 



'J'hri/otlidni.s liidovicidiius 



Range. — Southern Texas. 



This sub-species is abundant along the Lower Rio 

 Grande in southern Texas, where its habits are the same as 

 those of the others and the eggs are not distinctive. 

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