244: WEENS. 



cadence that holds you entranced," but while with us the 

 bird's only note is an impatient e/iunp, chimp, suggest- 

 ing the Song Sparrow's call-note. 



The Carolina Wren is a more southern bird than the 

 House Wren. It is of only local distribution north of 

 Carolina Wren, southern New Jersey, and is rai-ely 

 Thrijnt horns found uortli of the vicinity of ]S'ew 



ia,invicianu8. York city, where it appears to be in- 

 creasing in numl)ers and is found throughout the year. 

 This AVren is half an inch longer and decidedly heavier 

 than the House Wren ; its upper parts are bright cinna- 

 mon, its under parts washed with the same color, and 

 a conspicuous white hue passes from the bill over the 

 eye. 



The Carolina Wren is an exceedingly musical bird, 

 and its loud whistled calls are among the most character- 

 istic bird notes in the South. They are numerous and 

 varied, the most common resembling the syllables whee- 

 udel, whee-ndel, icJiee-ndel, and tea-l'ettle, tea-l'ettle, tea- 

 Tcettle. 



The haunts of most marsh -inhabiting birds are as 



sharply defined as the limits of their ranges. The Long- 



billed Mai-sh Wren is not known in 



Long-billed i t-i i /• nr it 



Marsh Wren ^^iG Last north of JVlassachusetts, but i 



Cidothoriis piihistris. would as soou cxpect to find one of 



I'lateLXix. thesc birds in Greenland as out of a 



marsh. They arrive from the South early in May and 



remain until October, living in marshes where cat-tails 



grow, to which they may attach their bulky, globular 



nests of reeds and grasses. With the superabundant 



vigor of Wrens they build more nests than they can 



possibly occupy, and many will be examined before the 



five to six dark brown eggs are found. 



The Marsh Wren is quite as active and irrepressible 



as the other members of his family. His call is the cus- 



