50(3 WRENS. 



Frequents dry thickets. Song, given when 

 perched in an elevated situation, loud and 

 varied each phrase repeated, like plant it 

 plant it, hoe it hoe it, dig it dig it, etc. Sits 

 upright when singing. Nests placed on 

 ground or near it, built of sticks, lined with 



Flg\ 401 



Carolina Wren. 



rootlets, eggs pale blue, sprinkled thickly 

 with rufous. 



WRE NS. 



Small birds, with slender bills, brown 

 above, white below; usually banded on 

 tail and wings with black, often keep 

 tail erect. 



