BIRDS OF MINNESOTA. 415 
SPECIFIC CHARACTERS. 
Fifth quill longest; third, fourth, and sixth, little shorter; 
second equal to ninth; exposed portion of the bill shorter than 
the head; outline of lower mandible straight; above, light cin- 
namon-red; beneath, pale rufous, white with longitudinal 
streaks of dark-brown, excepting on the chin, throat, middle 
of belly, and under tail coverts; these spots anteriorly are 
reddish-brown in their terminal portion; the inner surface of 
the wing, and the inner edges of the primaries, cinnamon; con- 
cealed portions of quills otherwise, dark-brown; median and 
greater wing coverts, blackish-brown towards the end, followed 
by white, thus producing two conspicuous bands; tail feathers 
all rufous, the external ones obscurely tipped with whitish 
the shafts of the same color as the vanes. 
Length, 11.50; wing, 4.15; tail, 5.20; tarsus, 1.30. 
Habitat, eastern United States and west to the Rocky Moun- 
tains. 
THRYOTHORUS LUDOVICIANUS (Latuam). (718.) 
CAROLINA WREN. 
I had no expectation of ever seeing this bird in Minnesota, 
but it is well identified now, although exceedingly rare. My 
first was obtained in the immediate vicinity as far back as 1868, 
since when it has been taken in several remote localities, but 
I have no knowledge of its breeding here. That it does scar- 
cely admits of a doubt, for its observation embraces all the 
months from May to August, arriving about the 12th of the 
former month and retiring about the 25th of the latter. Mr. 
Holsinger reports it as obtained at Dodge Centre, and is in his 
list of birds of Winona county. Mr. Lewis reports it from 
Big Stone lake, and several others have been sent to the local 
taxidermists from different sections for mounting. Yet it 
must be still held as very rare, although not quite a straggler. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTERS} 
™ Exposed portion of the bill shorter than the head. Above 
reddish-brown, most vivid on the rump; a whitish streak over 
the eye, bordered above with dark-brown; throat whitish, rest 
of under parts pale-yellow rusty, darkest toward the under 
tail coverts, which are conspicuously barred with black. Ex- 
posed surface of the wings and tail (including the upper cov- 
erts) barred throughout with brown outer edges of the tail 
feathers and quills showing series of alternating whitish and 
dusky spots. Legs flesh colored. 
Length, 6; wing, 2.60; tail, 2.45. 
Habitat, eastern United States, west to the Plains. 
