98 WOODLAND BIRDS. 



No. 109. WINTER WREN. 



Species: T. hiemalis. 



Distribution: 



Uncommon migrant, ■wintering rarely as far north as Mass- 

 achusetts, breeding in northern New England. 



Date of Arrival: 

 April. 



Date of Departure: 

 October. 



General Plumage: 



Similar to the preceding. Length about 4.00. 



Song and Other Notes: 



A most beautiful lively song heard only during the summer, 

 and '' a sharp tick." 



Haunts: 



In old forests and woods among the fallen logs and underbrush. 



