THE SEATTLE WREN. 305 



to a])|)c-ar ot" an aliiinsi luiifiM'm liair l)r<i\\n in cnlnr. vl-vv dark, (.-xccpt oc- 

 casionallv in thf case of llic last laid ci;l;. The sitting bird must snhjert her 

 eggs to frequent turning in the nest, t'or they become highlv polished during 

 incubation. 



No. 118. 



SEATTLE WREN. 



.•\. O. U. No. 719c. Thryomanes bewickii calophonus Obcrluilser. 



Description. — Adults: Above, dark olive-brown, or warm sepia lirnwn with 

 an olive tinge ; the rump with downy, concealed, white spots : wings show ing at 

 least traces of dusky barring, — sometimes complete on tertials ; tail blackish on 

 concealed ])ortions, distinctly and finely barred with black on exposed portions : the 

 outer ])airs of feathers white-tip])ed and showing white barring, incipient or com- 

 plete on terminal third ; a narrow white superciliary stripe, and an indistinct dark 

 stripe thru eye; underparts grayish white, tinged on sides and flanks with brow'n ; 

 under tail-coverts heavily barred with blackish : bill dark brown above, lighter 

 below; culmen slightly decurved. Length: 5.00-5.30 (127-139.7): wing 2.0S 

 (52.8) ; tail 2.ot (52.3) ; bill .59 (15) ; tarsus .79 (20). 



Recognition Marks. — W'arljler size: known from Western ITouse Wren by 

 su]5erciliarv stripe and whiter underparts. mostly unljarred : a little larger and 

 more deliberate in movements. 



Nesting. — A^cst: in holes or crannies about stumps, upturned roots, brush- 

 iieaps, etc., or in buildings; a rather slight affair of dried grasses, skeleton leaves, 

 mosses, and waste, rarely tw-igs, lined with wool, hair, or feathers. Eggs: 4-6. 

 usually 5. white, speckled or spotted, rather sparingly, wMth reddish brown or 

 purplish, uniformly or chiefly in wreath about larger end. Av. size. .68 x .54 

 (17.3x13.7). Scaso)i: A\n\\ 15-June 15 : tw'o broods. 



General Range. — Pacific Coast district from Oregon to southern Rritish 

 Columbia and N'ancouver Island; resident. 



Range in Washington. — Resident west of the Cascades, chiefly at lower 

 levels and in valleys. 



Authorities. — ?Townsend. Journ. Ac. Xat. Sci. Phila. \'I1. 1837, 154 

 (Columbia River). Thriothorus bewickii Baird, Pac. Rep. R. R. Surv. L\. 1858, 

 p. 363 part. fT). fC&S). L-\ Rh. Kb. Ra. Kk. B. E. 



Specimens.— r. of \\\ P. Prov. P.. P.X. E. 



TO those who are acquainted only with the typical Bew-ick Wren of the 

 East, the added vocal accomplishments of our western re])rcscntative come 

 in the nature of a siiri)rise. For to the characteristic ditty of hcii'ickii ]iroper. 

 calophomis has introduced so many trills and flourishes that the original 

 motif is almost lost to sight. Caloplionus means haxing a beautiful voice, or 

 sweetly sounding, and right well does the bird deserve the name, in a region 

 which is all tf>o conspicuous for its lack of notable songsters. 



