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concealed white spots. Common resident of brushy places 

 everywhere. (See page 137.) 



Parkman Wren, or Western House-Wren. Length, 4% 

 inches ; bill shorter than last ; no conspicuous white line i>\vr 

 eye; plumage plain ashy brown above, somewhat paler be- 

 neath. Common summer visitant in wooded regions. (Sec 

 page 138.) 



Tule-Wren (often called Marsh-Wren). Small; length, 

 4j inches ; top of head and middle of back black, the latter 

 streaked with white ; elsewhere, light brown, becoming whitish 

 below; wings and tail finely barred with black. Common 

 resident of grassy marshes and swamps. (See page 140.) 



Cactus-Wren. Very large for a wren; "length, 8 inches; 

 plumage above, brown; below, whitish; everywhere streaked 

 or spotted with black. Common resident of the driest locali- 

 ties in southern California. (See page 135.) 



Bush-Tit. Very small; length, 4 1 4 inches; tail propor- 

 tionately long; color, plain brownish gray, lightest beneath 

 and brownest on top of head. Abundant resident of wooded 

 valleys and foothills, especially among oaks. (See page 181.) 



Hermit Thrush (with several races). Length, 6% inches ; 

 above, dark brownish gray, brightening to deep rufous on tail ; 

 below, white, coarsely spotted with sooty across the breast ; 

 a concealed yellowish brown band across inside of wings, 

 which shows only in flight. Abundant winter visitant. (See 

 page 189.) 



Russet-backed Thrush. Length, 7% inches; above, uni- 

 form russet brown ; below, whitish, suffused with pale tawny 

 across the breast and sparsely spotted with sooty brown. 



