WREN. 



TROGLODYTES PARVULUS. 



Family Passerid^. Sub-family Parix.e. Genus Troglo- 

 dytes. 



Jenny Wren— Kitty Wren — Common Wren — Cutty — Jimpo. 



The Wren is a resident throughout the British 

 Islands, and common in most parts. An active little 

 fellow is this tiny bird ; he is never still, but spends 

 all his time hopping around, peeping into this corner 

 and that, exploring every hidden nook of his retreat. 

 He is very hardy too, and braves the bleak wilds and 

 desolate tracts of the north, where he may be found 

 quite as frequently as in our gardens and copses of 

 the south. 



With the exception of a few weeks in the moulting 

 season, the Wren's song may be heard all the year 

 round. It is very lively and animated, and remarkably 

 loud for the small size of the bird. As an illustration 

 of the tiny body it possesses, Meyer mentions having 

 caged one, where twice successively it squeezed 



