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A M ERICA N ORNI TJIOLOG Y. 



WESTERN WINTER WREN. 



A. O, I/. J^o. 7'22a. (Troglodyicj hiematij.) 



RANGE. 



Pacific coast region from Alaska to southern California, and eastvvord to 

 the mountains of Idaho. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Lengtli, 4 in., extent, 6 in.; tail, 1.25 in. Eye, dark brown. 



Male and female. — Size small; tail always carried erect. Above brown 

 changing slightly to reddish on the rump and the tail. Back, wings and 

 tail banded with darker brown. A dull white line above the eye. Below 

 brownish shading darker towards the tail. The flanks and under tail 

 coverts crossed by wavy black bars. The Western variety differs from 

 the Eastern in being darker and lacking from its back most of the white 

 specks of the latter. 



NEST AND EGGS. 



The nest is placed in an old brush heap, generally near the edge of the 

 woods, or against a wall. The nest is made of twigs and lined with moss 

 and feathers. The one shown is lined with feathers from a Ring-necked 

 Pheasant. The eggs are laid during May. They number from four to 

 six, and are clear white in color, speckled with reddish brown chiefly at 

 the larger end. 



