WRENS: Family Troglodytidae [ 459 ] 



Anthony (1886) listed the Tule Wren from Washington County, the 

 first Oregon record applicable to this form. Woodcock (1901) added 

 Corvallis as a locality record. Swarth (1917!)) recorded two from Netarts 

 Bay. Shelton (1917) stated it was common in west-central Oregon. 

 Walker (19x4) published records of specimens taken along the Tillamook 

 River (December 2.5, 1917) and Netarts Bay (October 17, 1911). The 

 writers (Jewett and Gabrielson, 192.9) added Multnomah County to the 

 list and have since collected specimens at Siletz Bay and Devils Lake in 

 Lincoln County. 



Swarth (1917^ listed three birds from Oregon one from Netarts, one 

 from Elmira, and one from Eugene as T. p. aestuarinus, the Suisun Marsh 

 Wren, but in his discussion he stated: 



Of these three specimens just one is fairly typical of aestuarinus in appearance, the others 

 tending towards paludicola. Possibly all three are merely variants of the latter race, showing 

 individual variation toward aestuarinus. 



This appears to be the only published basis for the statement in the 1931 

 A. O. U. Check-List that this strictly local race, the Suisun Marsh Wren, 

 spreads to Oregon in the winter. We doubt the advisability of including 

 the form in the list of Oregon birds on the above statement. 



Dotted Wren: 



Catherpes mexicanus punctulatus Ridgway 



DESCRIPTION. "Adults: Brown except for white throat and breast; upper parts light 

 brown, grayish on head, speckled with white and blackish; tail rusty brown, 

 crossed by narrow black bars; belly dark rusty brown. Young: essentially like 

 adults, but usually without white specks on upper parts or posterior under parts, 

 which are, instead, mottled, more or less, with dusky." (Bailey) Si%e: Length 

 (skins) 4.69-5.39, wing 1.19-1.46, tail 1.83-1.15, bill .75-. 85. Nest: A bulky mass 

 in crevices of rocks or caves. Eggs: 3 to 5 , white, spotted on larger end with brown. 

 DISTRIBUTION. General: Breeds from southern Washington through Oregon and 

 California into Lower California. In Oregon: Uncommon permanent resident of 

 eastern part of State. Crosses Cascades only into Jackson County. 



THIS BRILLIANT SONGSTER, the Dotted Wren, is a very little-known in- 

 habitant of the rocky sides and basaltic rims of the eastern part of the 

 State. It is most abundant in southern Malheur and Harney Counties, 

 where it is a not infrequent inhabitant of the Steens and the lesser ranges 

 to the eastward. In addition, there are records of the bird in Baker, 

 Grant, Jefferson, Jackson, Sherman, Wasco, and Wallowa Counties. We 

 have numerous specimens from Harney, and there are specimens in the 

 Jewett collection from Moody (July 30, 1914) and Maupin (March 2.4, 

 19x8), both Wasco County; Imnaha Canyon, Wallowa County (April 15, 

 19x8); arid Grass Valley, Sherman County (February 7, 1930). Gabrielson 

 took the species in Hay Creek, Jefferson County (July 18, 1919); New- 



