BRITISH BIRDS. 



171 



THE WREN. 



KITTY WKEX. 



(Troglodytes Vulgar is, Temm. -Troglodyte ordinaire, 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH three inches and a half. The bill is 

 slender, and a little curved ; upper mandible and 

 tips of a brownish horn colour, the under one, 

 and edges of both, dull yellow.; a whitish line 

 extends from the bill over the eyes, which are 

 dark hazel ; the upper parts of the plumage are 

 clear brown, obscurely marked on the back and 

 rump with narro\y double wavy lines of pale and 

 dark brown colours ; the belly, sides, and thighs 

 are marked with the same colours, but more dis- 

 tinctly ; the throat is dingy white ; cheeks and 

 breast the same, faintly dappled with brown; the 

 quills and tail are marked with alternate bars 

 of a reddish brown and black ; legs pale olive 

 brown. 



