282 LAND BIRDS 



bluffs or about buildings ; made of twigs, stalks, bits of leaves ; 

 covered with moss, and lined with down and feathers. 

 Eggs : 3 to 5 ; speckled chiefly at the larger end with reddish brown and 

 lavender gray. Size 0.72 X 0.53. 



The Cafioii Wren is found in the southeastern portion 

 of California among the mountains of the desert range. 

 In habits he is like the dotted canon wren, though 

 much less often seen than the latter, because less com- 

 mon. Wherever he occurs in California he is a resident, 

 remaining practically in the same portion of the same 

 canon all his life. 



717 b. DOTTED CANON WREN. — Catherpes mexicanus 

 punctulatiis. 



Family : The Wrens, Thrashers, etc. 



Similar to cafion wren (C. m. conspersus), but smaller, bill shorter, and 



spots on back more numerous and more conspicuous. 

 Geographical Distribution : Oregon and California west of the Cascades 



and Sierra Nevada, as far south as Lower California. 

 Oalifomia Breeding Range : Local in Transition zone on west slope of 



the Sierra Nevada. Rarely in Coast Range north to Mt. St. Helen's. 

 Breeding Season : April. 



Nest : In crevices of rocks or on ledges of cliffs ; made of green moss. 

 Eggs : 3 to 5 ; white, speckled with rusty-brown and purple. 



The Dotted Canon Wren is a fairly common resident 

 in certain parts of the Sierra Nevada, chiefly along the 

 west slope. He may be seen darting in and out on the 

 steep sides of rocky canons, and, but for his white throat, 

 looking much like a big brown bug. A. nearer view 

 with field glasses reveals the tiny black and white polka- 

 dots of his brown coat. He is a handsome little fellow 

 and a fine singer, making the cool depths of the canon 



