Appendix. 



179. Canon Wren; Cat herpes mexicanus con- 

 spersus Ridgw. 



Bill very long, slender and curving. Head gray- 

 ish brown; back rusty brown; tail rufous; the 

 back dotted with fine marks of blackish and 

 white; the tail continuously barred with narrow 

 blackish lines. Throat and breast white; belly 

 bright rufous. A retiring bird of the mountains 

 and a famous singer. Winters in the foothills. 



180. Vigors' s Wren; Thryomanes bewickii spi- 

 lurus (Vig.). 



A typical wren. Length over five inches. Above 

 dark brown; below grayish white. Under tail- 

 coverts barred with dusky lines; tail barred; 

 wings plain brown; a distinct line of white over 

 the eye. A common winter resident of the 

 valleys of California. A few remain to breed 

 in the valleys of northern California, but the 

 bulk go farther north. 



181. Parkman's Wren; Western House Wren; 

 Troglodytes dedon parkmanii (Aud.). 



This bird differs but very slightly from the common 

 house wren of the eastern states. Size scarcely 

 smaller than the preceding, from which it may 

 be known by the absence of the white line over 

 eye. Under parts pale bufFy instead of grayish 

 white as in the preceding species, and wings as 

 well as tail barred with dusky lines. The 

 general color is brown as in the preceding 

 species, but the back and sides are more or less 



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