WOODLAND BIRDS. 



97 



No 108. 



Genus: Troglodytes. 



HOUSE WREN. 



Species: T. aedon. 



Distribution : 



A local summer resident of New England, more common in 

 the southern portions. 



Date of Arrival: 

 First of May. 



Date of Departure: 



First two weeks of September. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts dark brown ; under parts paler, marked with 

 dark brownish. Bill and feet pale. Length about 5.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A pleasant song, consisting chiefly of a trill, a " chirp " and 

 a lively " chatter.'' 



Haunts: 



A bird of the barn-yard_, garden and orchard. 



