Nests in Buildings, Bridges, Walls, Etc. 



718. Carolina Wren: Thryothorus ludovicanius (Lath.) 



Adult Upper parts chestnut brown; white line from the bill 

 over and back of eye; wings and tail barred; throat nearly 

 white, shading into buffy gray on breast and belly. Length 

 5.50. 



Breeding Range From southern Connecticut southward. 



The nest, placed in hollow trees, or about buildings, is 

 composed of corn-leaves, grass, leaves, feathers, and hair. 4 to 

 6 eggs are laid ; they are white or pinkish, with numerous light 

 pinkish brown and lilac gray markings; in some examples the 

 ground colour is almost concealed by these spots. Size .74 x 

 .61. See Fig. 3, Plate C. 



This large wren is most often to be found, except during the 

 nesting season, in or near damp places, usually near the ground ; 

 the nest, however, is generally in a drier situation, such as a 

 wood or brush pile, inside a barn, or in the hollow of a tree. 

 The birds are not common in the more northern portion of their 

 range. In South Orange, New Jersey, I noticed a pair of them 

 frequently during June and July, and have every reason to believe 

 they nested here. A nest was found not far from this locality in 

 a barn. The nesting season begins in the early part of May. 



718a. Florida Wren: T. 1. mlamensis Rldgw. 



A larger and darker-coloured sub-species of the Carolina 

 wren. Nesting habits and nests probably identical. 

 Breeding Range Southern Florida. 



7 1 9. Bewick's Wren : Thryothorus bewickii (Aud.) 



Adult Upper parts dark cinnamon brown ; feathers of the rump 

 with concealed downy white spots; primaries not barred; 

 central tail-feathers barred; outer ones black, tipped with 

 grayish; a white line over the eye; under parts grayish- 

 white; flanks brownish. Length 5.00 (Chapman). 



Breeding Range From latitude forty degrees southward; "rare 

 east of the Alleghanies." 



The nest, like that of the house wren, is placed in houses, 

 holes in stumps or trees, brush heaps, etc. The eggs, varying 



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