108 BIRDS OF OHIO. 



278. (718.) Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.). 21. 



CaFolina Wren. 



Synonyms: Troglodytes ludovicianus, Sylvia ludoviciana. 



Great Carolina Wren; Mocking Wren, Louisiana Wren, Ham- 

 mock or Hummock Wren, Palmetto Wren, Large Wood 

 Wren. 



Kirtland, Ohio Geol. Surv., 1838, 168, 183. 



Dr. Wheaton's statement, "Abundant in Southern, com- 

 mon and resident in Middle, rare in Northern Ohio," still 

 holds good in the main. There is good evidence that its 

 northern range is extending, and that the birds are becom- 

 ing more common north than he knew them. They seem to 

 be resident wherever they occur. We found them on East 

 Sister Island, Lake Erie, and there are records even into 

 Ontario. 



In many places this wren is as familiar as the House 

 Wren, building under the porch roof. It is fond of brushy 

 tangles and bushy ravines or gorges. The borders of 

 streams afford good cover. 



The food of this wren is almost entirely, animal, and the 

 most of that insects. It is likely that in winter more vege- 

 table waste may be eaten if other food is hard to secure, 

 but at any time this large wren is one of the most beneficial 

 of our birds. 



279. -(719.) Thryomanes bewickii (Aud.). 22. 



Bewick Wren. 



Synonyms: Thryothorous bewickii^ T. b. var. bewickii, Troglo- 

 dytes bewickii. 

 Southern House Wren, Long-tailed House Wren, Song Wren, 

 Long-tailed Wren. 

 Dury and Freeman, Journal Gin. Soc. Nat. Hist., II, 1879, 101. 



While Dr. Wheaton and Dr. Langdon admitted this wren to 

 their earlier lists they removed it from their later ones because 

 the records upon which statements were made proved unfound- 

 ed. The above reference is the first authentic record. 



It appears that this wren, which was unknown as an Ohio 

 i)ird in 1882, has extended its range northeastward almost 



