22 NESTS AND EGGS OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



"The nest and eggs of Bewick's Wren resemble very closely some speci- 

 mens of the House Wren's in size and shape, and, except in size, approach 

 even closer to those of the Great Carolina Wren. The nest alone it would 

 be difficult to distinguish from uncovered nests of T. cedon, but the eggs 

 are not nearly so thickly marked. Normal specimens of each can be 

 always differentiated. The House Wren, however, sometimes lays eggs 

 very similar to typical eggs of Bewick's Wren." "Long-tailed House 



Wren" is another name for this bird. Hab. Eastern Province of U.iited states. 



61rt. Californian Bewick's Wren — thryomanes bewicki spilurus. 

 Same markings as those of the preceding species. The breeding habits 



are substantially the same. Hab. Pacific Slope of the United states. 



'olb. Texan Bewick's Wren — thryomanes bewicki leucogaster. 

 Hardly distinguishable from the two preceding species. The eggs do not 

 vary more than the eggs of the same species are found to differ. Dr. 

 Merrill, in his "Notes on the Ornithology of Southern Texas," gives the 

 average measurement of thirty eggs to be .63 by .45, the extremes being 

 .70 by .52 and .60 by .46. The nest is found in a variety of situations; 

 an old Woodpecker's nest is often occupied, and it is frequently placed 

 between joints of the prickly pear, and among the twigs of dense thorny 

 bushes, in fact, like all the nests of this genus, it is very much similar. 



Hab Southern borders of United States, into Texas. 



63. House Wren — troglodytes aedon. White, thickly dotted with 

 fine spots of reddish-brown as to nearly conceal the white ground, with a 

 light tinge of purple; nearly spherical to oblong oval. The eggs are 

 usually seven, sometimes nine, measuring .62 by .55. The House or 

 Wood Wren is found throughout United States from the Atlantic 

 to the Rocky Mountains. This bird builds its nest under the eaves of 

 houses, in corners of the barn, martin-boxes, and, in fact, they are found 

 nesting in every conceivable cavity or crevice. The nest is composed of a 

 mass of miscellaneous rubbish, sticks, grasses, hay and other convenient 

 materials. Within this they construct an inner nest composed of finer 

 substances, lined with feathers, fine dry grasses, and sometimes with 

 the fur of small quadrupeds. 



Hab. Eastern United States and Kritish Provinces, west to Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, etc. 



63rt. Western House Wren — troglodytes aedon parkmanni. Same 

 markings as those of the preceding species. Its nest and entire general 

 habits correspond exactly with those of the House Wren of the Eastern 



States. Hab. Western and Middle Provinces of United States. 



65. Winter Wren — anorthura troglodytes hyemalis. Pure crystal 

 white, spotted with a bright, reddish-brown and markings of purple; five 



