146 Mr.&Peabody on the 
The Winter Wren, Troglodytes hiemalis, is in- 
serted in the list of our birds, on the authority of 
Audubon. It abounds in Maine, in summer, but in 
this State it must be always rare. iar 
The Woop Wren, Troglodytes Americana, is à 
new species, discovered by the same distinguished 
ornithologist, who says that it is found in Massachu- 
setts, though he cannot speak with certainty of its 
summer haunts, nor of the extent of its migrations. 
The Brue Breo, Sialia Wilsonii, is a delightful 
messenger of spring, whose early appearance makes 
us ask, “ Hast thou a star to guide thy path ?” since 
he comes before the fetters of Orion are unbound, oF 
the sweet influences of Pleiades have begun to fall. 
He is said to resemble the English redbreast so much 
in form and habits, as well as the tinge on his breast, 
that he was called.the blue-robin, by the first set 
tlers of this country. The first indication of spring 
brings the blue-bird, and his sweet, but rather timid 
and tremulous note seems expressive of uncertainty, | 
whether the season will permit him to remain. He 
is often driven back by a relapse, as happened in 
January of the last year, when he came on one oF 
two fine mornings, but was soon compelled to retreat. - 
Every body loves the blue-bird, and some make ita 
practice to encourage him by providing lodgings for 
him, which he readily occupies, and where he ma? 
ifests a freedom from uneasiness, which he cannot 
feel where his nest is more exposed. It certainly 
is wise to encourage him; for almost all his time 
