PLATE LVIL—WINTER WREN. 
Troglodytes hiemalis. 
Reddish—-brown all over, darker on the back; barred and spotted 
everywhere except on head and neck ; tail very short and rounded: a 
pale, indistinct line over the eve. Length, 4 inches. 
Migratory. Arrives from the north in October and returns in the Spring. Next to 
the Hummingbird, the smallest bird we have. It is extremely shy, and, as Dr. Coues re- 
marks, “‘less often seen than other Wrens no less common ; voice strong and highly 
musical.” 
