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TROGLODYTES LUDOVICIANUS— BONAP. 

 GREAT CAROLINA WREN. 



Great Carolina Wren, Certhia Caroliiiiana, Wila. Amr. Orn. 



Troglodytes ludovicianus, Bonap. Syn. 



Great Carolina Mocking Wren, Nutt. Man. 



Great Carolina Wren, Troglodytes ludovicianus, Aud. Orn. Biog. 



Specific Character — Bill strong ; a yellowish white band over the 

 eye ; its superiority in point of size over all the other species is at 

 all ^ times a specific distinction. Adult male with the upper parts 

 brownish-red ; a broad streak of yellowish-white commencing at 

 the nostril and passing over the eye along the side of the head ; a 

 band of reddish behind the eye — under the eye, a spot of dusky 

 gray ; throat dull white ; lower parts and sides of the neck pale 

 reddish buff; wings and tail barred with blackish-brown, the outer 

 webs of the lateral tail feathers more distinctly barred ; secondary 

 and first row of small coverts tipped with dull white ; lower tail 

 coverts of the same color, barred with black. Female without the 

 white markings on the wing coverts — lighter above, and tinged 

 with gray below. Length five inches and one quarter, wing two 

 and one quarter. 



Although chiefly confined to the Southern States, occasionally 

 during the summer months, this large and musical Wren is seen on 

 Long Island, as well as in other parts of the State of New York. 

 It frequents the borders of streams, swamps, and decayed logs, col- 

 lecting insects, on which it feeds. At times it becomes quite famil- 

 iar, visits the brush-pile near the cottage door, and executes its varied 

 notes in a spirited and happy manner. 



