TROGLODYTIDAE 
. THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. 
The Wrens are energetic little creatures, always ready to show fight 
if their rights are intruded on. They have barred and mottled 
plumage. Notice the tails, they often bend forward or stand erect. 
They creep over the branches and grasses searching for insect food. 
The Catbird and Brown Thrasher, though much larger, are closely 
related, and the whole group take high rank as singers. The 
Wrens have astonishingly loud voices for such tiny birds; the 
quality is clear and sweet, except in the case of the Short-billed 
Marsh Wren. 
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