104 BIRDS' NESTS. 



WOOD WREN. Sylvia sibilatrix. 



PLATE IY. FIG. 3, 



THE Wood Wren builds its nest upon the 

 ground, generally in woods, under a tuft of 

 grass ; it is like that of the willow wren, but 

 is lined with hair instead of feathers. The 

 eggs, seven in number, are white, thickly 

 speckled with dark purple, red, and ash-colour, 

 almost hiding the ground. 



COMMON WREN. Troylodites vulgaris. 



PLATE III. FIG. 3. 



A DESCRIPTION of the nest of the Wren may 

 be found at page 79. The number of eggs 

 varies from six to eight, or sometimes, it is 

 said, even more. They are pure white, and 

 scantily speckled with dark red, the spots 

 being, for the most part, confined to the larger 

 end. Occasionally they are spotless. 



