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WRENS. 



Frequents dry thickets. Song, given when 

 perched in an elevated situation, loud and 

 varied each phrase repeated, like plant it 

 plant it J hoe it hoe it, dig it dig it, etc. Sits 

 upright when singing. Nests placed on 

 ground or near it, built of sticks, lined with 



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rootlets, eggs pale blue, sprinkled thickly 

 with rufous. 



WRENS. 



Small birds, with slender bills, brown 

 above, white below; usually banded on 

 tail and wings with bhick, often keep 

 tail erect. 



