i6 THE BIRDS OF 



squeaky note, which may often be heard 

 under the eaves of the house, where the 

 Starlings will probably nest, if there 

 be any in the neighborhood. 



The English Sparrows are those noisy, 

 often untidy birds that one sees in the 

 city, and unfortunately often in the 

 country too. This is the only objection- 

 able sparrow out of a dozen or more 

 species that live near us. 



The House Wren (Plate i, p. 17) 

 is a summer resident, being replaced 

 in the winter by the Winter Wren, 

 which may be distinguished from the 

 former by being of a smaller size, hav- 

 ing the feathers crossed by more black 

 bars and by its generally darker appear- 

 ance. The House Wren often nests in 

 scarecrows and tin cans, and if there be 

 a pair of Wrens in your locality you 

 may induce them to nest by putting up 

 a nesting-box. 



