WINTER WREN 185 



100. House Wren 



Troglodytes aedon 



The House Wren had not been observed 

 in the Garden until 1906. On May 13 of 

 that year one was seen, but it was very 

 elusive among the planted beds and the 

 shrubs. In 1907 two House Wrens were 

 seen, one on May 14 and another on 

 May 18. Visitants in earlier years may 

 quite possibly have been overlooked. The 

 birds recorded appeared in comprehensive 

 migratory flights, when the number of spe- 

 cies and individuals present was large. 



loi. Winter Wren 



Nannus hiemalis 



Mr. Francis H. Allen furnishes a record 

 of a Winter Wren in such proximity to the 

 Common in a recent year that it seems not 

 inappropriate to include the species in the 

 local list. He states that the Wren was 

 within the Granary Burying-Ground in- 

 closure on April 25 and 26, 1898. 



