96 BIRDS OF ILLINOIS. 



wooded localities, excepting coniferous forests, were his- chosen abode, 

 and where he was equally at home in the cottonwoods of the river 

 valleys, or the aspens just below the timber-line on lofty mountains. 

 He was there everywhere the same quick, saucy little fellow, and in 

 the spring and summer an incessant and voluble songster. 



The following very interesting notes regarding the length of time 

 required for the bringing forth of a brood of this species, were com- 

 municated to Professor Baird by Col. S. T. Walker, of Milton, 

 Florida : 



"In looking over an old memorandum book the other day, I came 

 across the following notes made in 1866, concerning the nesting of 

 the House Wren. I was sick at the time, and watched the whole 

 proceeding, from the laying of the first stick to the conclusion. 

 The nest was placed in one of the pigeon-holes of my desk, and 

 the birds effected an entrance to the room through sundry cracks 

 in the log cabin. 



"Nest begun April 15th 



"Nest completed and first egg laid April 27th 



"Last egg laid May 3d 



"Began incubation May 4th 



"Hatching completed May 18th 



"Young began to fly May 27th 



"Young left the nest June 1st 



"Total time occupied 47 days." 



Subgenus Anorthoura Bennie. 

 Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. 



WINTER WREN. 



Popular synonyms. Bunty Wren; Little Log Wren. 

 %toi>i troglodytes WILS. Am. Orn. 1, 1808, 139, pi. 8. flg. 6 (not of LTNN.). 

 Anortkura troglodytes COUES, Kny. 1872, 87. 

 Troglodytes .hiemalis VIEILL. Nouv. Diet. N. H. xxxiv. 1819. 511.-Sw. & RICH. F. B. A. 



II, 1831, 318. AUD. Orn. Biog. iv, 18J8, 430, pi, 360; Synop. 1S3>), 76; B. Am. ii. 1841, 128, 



pi. 121. NUTT. Man. 2d ed. i, 1840. 481. BAIRD, B. N. Am. 1858, 3t; Cat. N. Am. 1850, 



No. 273; Review. 1864. 144. 



Troglodytes europarus NUTT. Man. 1. 1832, 427 (not of LEACH). 



Anorthnra troglodytes var. hyemalis COUES, Key. 1872, a51 ; Check List, 1873, No. 50. 

 Troylodotesparvulug var. hyemalis B. B. & R. Hist. N. Am. B. 1. 1874, 155, pi. 9, flg. 9. 

 Anorthun troglodytes kuemalis Rroow. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, No. 65. COUES. 2d Cheek 



List. 1882. No. 76 Chiemalis.") 



