WRENS. 513 



591. SHORT-BILLED MARSH WREN. 



Differs from Long-billed in being small- 

 er and in having top of head as well as back 

 streaked with white, fig. 406. Breeds in 

 eastern N. A. from southern N. H. and 

 Manatoba south to Gulf Coast. Frequents 



Fie. 407 



sedgy, not very wet, marshes in summer, 

 dry savannahs in winter. Song, an off- 

 repeated tinkle somewhat like the sound 

 produced by a light hammer striking an 

 anvil with a sharp blow, then rebounding 

 three or four times, never given on wing; 



