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liant light yellow : the rest of the colouring is less 

 distinct than in the male. 



The egg the smallest of British eggs varies in 

 colour, the most common being a white ground, 

 smeared all over with dull rusty : others are slightly 

 spotted with the same colour, mostly at the larger 

 end. 



WEEN, Troglodytes vulgaris. The Wren has been 

 removed by Yarrell from its former place amongst 

 the Sylviadse, and classed with the Creeper amongst 

 the Scansores, the reason given being similarity in 

 habits and general resemblance in the colour of the 

 plumage : this latter, I imagine, can scarcely be con- 

 sidered a sufficient reason for placing a bird in a 

 class to which it otherwise has little or no resem- 

 blance. If similarity of habits is to be considered, 

 the Wren would appear to be much better left 

 where it is, as its habits agree much more with 

 those of many of the Sylviadse than with those of 

 the Creeper or any other of the Scansores. < 



The little Wren is a well-known and familiar bird 

 with us : it is generally called the " Kitty," or more 

 vulgarly the " Kutteley Wren." It is resident all 

 the year, and its loud song peculiarly loud for so 

 small a bird may be heard in almost every month 

 throughout the year. 



The nest of the Wren is domed, and is placed 

 in situations too various to enumerate : two very 

 peculiar situations, however, are mentioned in the 



