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and the Carolina Wren about my woodhouse at the same time. There 

 are four Wrens, then, that are seen about our homes. The large 

 reddish-brown one — the largest one we have — is the Carolina Wren. 

 The dark brown, slim, long-tailed one is Bewick's Wren. The dark 

 brown, slim, short-tailed one is the House Wren, and the little bunty 

 Wren that apparently has almost no tail is the Winter Wren. 



They begin to arrive from their breeding ground, a little farther 

 north, in September. Over most of the northern part of the State 

 they are almost or entirely wanting during the coldest months, but 

 farther south they are to be found all winter, some years scarce, some 

 years common. They are reported as winter residents as far north as 

 the following places : Brookville, Moore's Hill, Greensburg, Blooming- 

 ton, Greencastle, Carroll County. It probably sometimes winters in 

 Wabash County (Ulrey and Wallace, I. A. S., 1895, p. 158).- They 

 arrived at Chicago, 111., September 28, 1896, and the latest date 

 reported is October 12, 1895. At Sedan, Ind., they arrived September 

 19, 1894, and were seen there November 6, 1889. They were noted 

 at Lafayette September 13, 1894, which is the earliest appearance in 

 the State. They arrived at Warren County, September 22, 1897; at 

 Brookville, October 8, 1885; at Greensburg, October 7, 1894; at Bick- 

 nell, October 3, 1894; at Bloomington, October 4, 1885. The last 

 record in the spring L'rom Bicknell is April 16, 1881; Greensburg, 

 April 2, 1895; Brookville, April 16, 1881; Bloomington, April 18, 

 1885; Sedan, April 11, 1894; Lafayette, April 21, 1897; Irvington, 

 April 29, 1889; Richmond, May 5, 1897. 



This Wren has been found breeding in Ohio (Wheaton); in Mich- 

 igan (Cook); Ontario (Mcllwraith), and Illinois, where Mr. H. A. 

 Klein says he took a nest near Polo (W. W. Cooke, Bird Mig., 

 Miss. Valley, p. 273). 



Prof. Evermann thinks it breeds in Carroll County (The Auk, Jan., 

 1889, p. 29). They are quiet usually. The only sound heard with 

 us is a cliurr. But at their breeding grounds they sing a pretty song. 

 They are most often seen when one is quiet, about a pile of river 

 drift, a stone wall in a thicket, a windfall in the forest, the exposed 

 tree roots and fallen brush along a ravine. There the little investi- 

 gator may be seen diligently looking for its meal. This it expects to 

 make up of insects, and it has selected a spot where they may be 

 found with least effort. Ants, caterpillars, beetles, dragon flies, moths, 

 spiders, flies and larvaB have been found forming their food. 



