96 



thers are dusky, edged on their exterior webs with 

 yellow green ; the tail is a little forked, and coloured 

 like the quills, except the outmost feathers, which 

 want the yellow margin ; the legs are yellowish brown. 



The length is 5j inches. 



The wood wren appears in April, and departs in 

 September. 



It has been confounded with the lesser petty-chaps 

 and the yellow wren, and is distinguished by its supe- 

 rior size to the latter, and pure whiteness of the under 

 tail coverts, and brighter yellow stroke above the 

 eye. 



The nest is placed on the ground, of an oval shape, 

 with a small opening at the top ; it is constructed of 

 dry grass, a few dead leaves, and a little moss, and 

 invariably lined with finer grass, and a few long 

 hairs. 



18. REGULUS. | GOLD-CRESTED 



REG. VULGARIS, SHAW.) WREN. 



R. virescens, remigibus secundariis exteriori margine 

 flavis, media albis, vertice luteo. Shaw. 



The bill is slender and dark; irides hazel; the 

 crown is bright orange, bordered with black \ the 

 upper parts are yellowish green; the under parts 

 are reddish white, tinged with green ; the wings are 

 dusky brown, edged with yellow and white; the 

 quills are dusky ; the legs are yellowish brown. 



Length 31 inches, weight 76 grains. 



