CHARACTERS OF THE WINTER WREN 177 



Troglodytes (Alior(liura) hyeilialis, Bd. BNA. 1858, 369.— Allen, Vr. Ess. Inst. iv. 1864, 68.— 



Cones, Vr. Phila. Aoacl. 1866, 78. 

 Aliordiura hyeuialis, Ooues ff PmU. Smiths. Rep. for 1861, 1863, ilO.—Coius, Pr. Baa. Inst. 



V. 1868, 278.— CoMs, Pr. Bout. Soo. xii. 1868, 108.— Mai/n. Nat. Guide, 1870, 'M.—JUai, 



Bull. MCZ. ii. 1871, '261.—Trippe, Am. Nat. vii, 1873, 498. 

 Troglodytes eiiropieu^*, Bp. Journ. Phila. Acad. iv. 1834, 18&.—Bp. Ann. Lye. N. Y. ii. 1836. 



93, UO.—ymt. Man. i. 1833, 437. 

 TrogloditeS europailis, Omiik. Comm. Journ. Phila. Acad. vii. 1837, 193 (Columbia River). 

 Auorlhiira (roslodytes var. Iiyemalis, Crmes, Key, 1873, 351.— Comm, BNW. 1874, 33. 

 Troglodytes jiarvulUS car. Iiyemalis, Ridgw. Bull E»s. In»t. v. 1873, 180 (Colorado). -B. B. 



SfR. NAB. i. 1874, 155, pi. 9, iifrs. 9, 10. 

 Troglodytes Iiyemalis var. pacifloiis, Bd. Rev. AB. i. 1864, 145. 

 Troglodyte d'lliver, Leil. Ois. Cauad. 1861, 183. 

 Winter Wren, Authors. 



Hab. — North Anierie:i at large, and portions of Mexico (Cordova, Sdater). 



Oh. SP. — $ 9 Brunneus, postice magis rufescens, ohfiolete fusco- 

 fasciala, iwgoniiH e.rterioribus remk/um c.vteriorum alhido-fascia- 

 tif); infra bninneo-albida, pofstice hrnnnesceiis, ventre imo, liypo- 

 chowTriis crissoquefusco et albido undulatin; caudd alis hreviore. 



r{ 2 : Aljovo brown, duller before, brighter behind, most of the back, 

 together with the tail and inner 'wing-qnills, iianded with dusky, the mark- 

 ings ob.solete on the back, where thej- are usually accompanied by whitish 

 specks, strongest on the wings and tail. Outer webs of several of the pri- 

 maries regularly barred with brownish-white, m marked contrast with the 

 outer bars of the wings. An inconsi)icuous whitish superciliary Hue. lielow 

 brownish, paler or whitish anteriorly, the lower belly, flanks, and crissum 

 heavily waved with dusky and whitish liars. Bill slender, straight, decid- 

 edly shorter than the head. Tail much .shorter than the wings. Length, 

 about 4 ; extent, (i-6J; wing, 1| ; tail, 1^ ; bill, f-J ; tarsus, middle toe, and 

 claw together, about l-J. 



Fig. S4.— Winter Wren. 



With a general resemblance to the House Wren, this species is immedi- 

 ately distinguished by the very short tail, beyond which the outstretched 

 feet reach considerably, the very heavy coloring of the lower hind parts, and 

 other characters. 



A slight variety, pacifieus, in which the general colors are darker, and the 

 obsolete markings of the back almost inappreciable, and unaccompanied by 

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