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d. Little Wrens. Olbiorchilus. 



Small wrens with rather short wings and tails ; dark, 

 much banded below with dusky. 



1. WINTER WREN, O. HIEMALIS. 4.10; dark reddish- 

 brown above; pale brownish beneath sprinkled on fore parts 

 and banded behind with dusky. Upper wing coverts and 

 sides of neck, spotted with white, fig. Fig. 367. 



367. Breeds in northern portion of 

 eastern U. S. and Canada from northern 

 N. E. west to Mich, rarely south to Mass, 

 and along the AlleghaniestoN. C. ; win- 

 ters from southern N. E. rarely further 

 north, to northern Fla. and along the 

 Gulf coast to Tex. ; south in Sep. and 

 Oct.; north in April. Frequents dense 

 thickets along walls and fences, remain- CC, R, d, 1. 



368. ing much in concealment. Song, an ex- 

 quisite, but quickly given, melody. 



e. Marsh Wrens. Telmatodytes. 



Small wrens with long, slender bills, 

 short, rounded wings and tails ; streaked 

 with white on back. Nests, globular, en- 

 trance on side ; eggs, brown. 



1. LONG-BILLED MARSH WREN, T. 

 PALUSTRIS. 5.25 ; dark-brown on head and 

 back, reddish-brown elsewhere; streaks on 

 back, line over eye and beneath, white, 

 tinged with reddish on sides and flanks; 

 tail barred with dusky, wings with whitish, 

 fig. 368. Breeds chiefly east of the Alle- 

 ghanies from Ya. and Md. north to western 

 N. Y. and Mass. ; winters south to the Car- 

 o.inas; south in Sep. and Oct.; north in 

 CC, R, e, 1. 1-3. May. Frequents very wet marshes. Nests, 



