Nests in Buildings, Bridges, Walls, Etc. 



718. Carolina Wren: Thryothorus ludovicanius (Lath.) 



AduU— Upper parts chestnut brown; white line from the bill 

 over and back of eye; wings and tail barred; throat nearly 

 white, shading into buffy gray on breast and belly. Length 

 —5.50. 



Breeding Range — From southern Connecticut southward. 



The nest, placed in hollow trees, or about buildings, is 

 composed of corn-leaves, grass, leaves, feathers, and hair. 4 to 

 6 eggs are laid ; they are white or pinkish, with numerous light 

 pinkish brown and lilac gray markings; in some examples the 

 ground colour is almost concealed by these spots. Size — .74 x 

 .61. See Fig. ^, Plate C. 



This large wren is most often to be found, except during the 

 nesting season, in or near damp places, usually near the ground ; 

 the nest, however, is generally in a drier situation, such as a 

 wood or brush pile, inside a barn, or in the hollow of a tree. 

 The birds are not common in the more northern portion of their 

 range. In South Orange, New Jersey, I noticed a pair of them 

 frequently during June and July, and have every reason to believe 

 they nested here. A nest was found not far from this locality m 

 a barn. The nesting season begins in the early part of May. 



718a. Florida Wren : T. I. miamensis RIdgw. 



A larger and darker-coloured sub-species of the Carolina 

 wren. Nesting habits and nests probably identical. 

 Breeding Range — Southern Florida. 



719. Bewick's Wren : Thryothjorus bewickli (Aud.) 



Adult— \ippex parts dark cinnamon brown ; feathers of the rump 

 with concealed downy white spots; prirnaries not barred; 

 central tail-feathers barred; outer ones black, tipped with 

 grayish; a white line over the eye; under parts grayish- 

 white; flanks brownish. Length— 5.00 (Chapman). 



Breeding Range— From latitude forty degrees southward; "rare 

 east of the AUeghanies." 



The nest, like that of the house wren, is placed in houses, 

 holes in stumps or trees, brush heaps, etc. The eggs, varying 



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