Nests in Holes in Trees, Stumps, or Logs 



719. Bewick's Wren: Thryothorus bewickii (Aud.) 



Eggs white or pinkish, with numerous reddish brown and 

 purplish spots and specks, more thickly distributed about the 

 larger end. 



See Page 93, Chapter V. 



72 1 . House Wren : Troglodytes aedon Vieill. 



Eggs usually so thickly covered with reddish brown or 

 chocolate markings that the white or whitish ground colour is 

 partly or entirely hidden. 



See Page 94, Chapter V. 



722. Winter Wren : Troglodytes liiemalis Vieill. 



Eggs white or creamy white, with reddish brown and pur- 

 ple spots and specks. 



See Page 94, Chapter V. 



726. Brown Creeper: Certhia familiaris annericana 



(Bonap.) 



Adult — Upper parts brownish gray, white, and buff, somewhat 

 barred ; under parts white ; tail stiff, and sharp at the points; 

 bill very pointed and with a slight downward curve. Length 

 — 5.66. 



Breeding Range — The northern United States, northward. 



The nest is usually placed inside the loose bark of a tree or 

 stump — sometimes within the rift of a tree that has been struck by 

 lightning — and is composed of felted material, soft feathers, moss, 

 twigs, spider cocoons, etc. 5 to 8 eggs are laid; they are creamy 

 white, spotted with reddish brown chiefly at the larger end. 

 Size — . 179 X .47. 



Ever busy with his endless task of climbing tree after tree 

 in his search for the necessaries of life, the Brown Creeper lives up 

 to his name ; he methodically creeps up a tree till he arrives at 



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