TROGLODYTIDAE 

 THRASHERS, WRENS, ETC. 



The Wrens are energetic little creatures, always ready to show fight 

 if their rights are intruded on. They have barred and mottled 

 plumage, short tails, which they often bend forward or keep erect. 

 They creep over the branches and grasses searching for insect food. 

 The Catbird and Brown Thrasher, though much larger, are closely 

 related, and the whole group take high rank as singers. The 

 Wrens have astonishingly loud voices for such tiny birds ; the 

 quality is clear and sweet, except in the case of the Short-billed 

 Marsh Wren. 



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