94 BIRDS OF OJ^INOIS. 



Genus TROGLODYTES Yieiixot. 



TroQlotluiff ViKlLLOT, 0I». Am. Sept. II, 1807. hi. Typo. 7". ardun ViElLL. 



AnorthoHra Rknnie. MontuKU'A Orn. DicL 1831. Tj-po, ilotacMa troQlodytrs LjNS. 

 Tlio characters of this genua am sufflolently Imlloatod In the synopsis on page 89. 

 They como very dose to those of TZ/ri/ol/iori/n. Iho nofctrlls, esppcliiUy bclnc llm-arand 

 ovorhiinK by a scale. In this respect both ililTer from Thryoiihiluf of Middle America. 

 The bill is shorter or not lonRur than the head; straluht. slender, and without notch. The 

 tail is uradunted, and shorter than the much rounded wings, the feathers narrow. The 

 IlKht superciliary lino of Thruottiorus Is almost entirely wantine In the North American 

 species. 

 Our two species may be thus (listinguisliod: 



a'. Bill rather stout, with decidedly convex culmen. Tail nearly or quite as 

 lone as wine Beneath Drownlsh white, the crlssum and Hanks burred 

 with dusky and rusty T. aedon. 



a'. Bill slender, the culmeti nearly stralKht. Tall decidedly shorter than wing. 

 Beneath pale brown, whole abdomen, sides. Hanks and crlssum barred 

 with dusky . T. hyemaUs. 



Subgenus Troglodytes Vieillot. 

 Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 



HOUSE WEEN, 

 a. aedon. House Wren. 



Popular synonyms.— Short-tailed House Wren: Wood Wren. 

 MdUuilla domeslica Babte. Trav. nui, liill tnomen nudum). 

 Sulvia dumeslica WiLs. Am. Orn. I, ISWS, rjS. pi. 8, Db. 3. 

 'Iroglodylea domeslica CouEs.Pr. Phila. Ac. ISi.l.liSl. 

 Troglodytes domeslicus CouES, ad Check List, 1S8.', No. "i. 

 Troglodytes aedon Vieill. Ois. Am. Sept. li. 18U7, 5J, pi. 107.— Ai'D. Orn. BioK. I, l..'7 ; v, .(70, 

 pi. 83; Synop. 1839,7.5: B. Am. 11, 1811, 12o. pi, lao.— N L-rr. Man. 1, id ed. 1810, 475. 

 — Baiku, B. N. Am. 1858, 3i;7: Cat. N. Am. 15. ISS!', No. 270; Ueview, 18G4, 138.- CouES. 

 Key 1872. 8f.; Check List, 1873, No. 40; B. N. W. 1871, :t2.-B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am. B. 1. 

 1874, MO, pi. 0. Hk. 5.— RiDGW. Nora. N. Am. B. 1S81, No. (3. 

 Troglodytes fulvxis NuTT. Man. I, 1812, 422. 



Troglodytes americanus AuD. Orn. Biog. 11, 1834, 4.52, pi. 170; Synon. 75; B. Am. 11, I2;t, |il, 

 llO.-BAinu, B. N. Am. 3t>8: Cat. N. Am. B. 180, 2^2. Review, IS'd, 141. 

 Had. Eastern United States and British Provinces; In the former, chiefly northward 

 and eastward? (In southern Illinois chledy replaced by Thryotliorua bewickii.) 



b. parkmanii. Parkman's Wren. 

 Popular synonyms.— Western Wood Wren; We.storn House Wren. 

 Triiglodutes i,arl,-i)ianii AfD. B. Am. 11. 1811. 133, pi. 122.-Nutt. Man. 2d ed. I, 1840, 



483.— Baird, B. N. Am. 1S:>8, 3(;7: Cat. N. Am. B. 1850, No. 271: Review. 18i;j. 110. 

 Troglodytes aedon var. parkniaiini CoUES, Key. 1872, 87; Check List. 18r.l. No. 49o; B. N. 



W. 1874, 32.-B. B. & U.. Hist. N. Am. H. I, 1S7(, l.W. 

 Troglodytes aedon parkmantii RiDow. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. Caa. 

 Troglodytes domeaticus parhnani CouEs, B. Col. Val. 1878. 171; 2d Check List, 1882. 

 No. 76. 



