698 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



CCLXX. TROGLODYTES Vieillot. 1807. 

 721. House Wren. 



Troglodytes aedon aedon Ober. 1904. 

 One specimen taken on Sable island, N.S., May 4th, 1902 ; one seen 

 May 24tli, 1906, and another September 29th; one seen October 15th, 

 ^^907- (/• Boutelier.) A scarce summer resident around Montreal; 

 seen feeding their young within the city in 1890 and 1891. (Wintle.) 

 Rare in eastern Quebec. I captured a female of this species in 

 Quebec city in the spring of 1880. (Dionne.) An abundant summer 

 resident around Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) Common in 

 eastern Ontario. I have seen this bird frequently in Leeds county, 

 but nowhere so common as in central and northern Frontenac ; there 

 it is quite numerous and sometimes makes its nest in a hole in a 

 fence-rail. (Rev. C. J. Young.) Common migrant at Toronto, and 

 fairly common summer resident. Common summer resident in 

 Parry Sound and Muskoka districts; breeds in hollow fence-posts, 

 stumps and under the roofs of houses. (/. H. Fleming.) Common 

 along the Parry Sound railway in Algonquin park, Ont ;. nesting in 

 hollow stumps. (Spreadborough.) Common in town and country 

 around London, Ont. Average date of arrival in twenty-two years, 

 May I St. Average date of departiure in nine years, October 8th. 

 Snakeskins are generally a feature in the lining of country nests. 

 (W. E. Saunders.) Common summer resident at Guelph, Ont. 

 (A. B. Klugh.) An abundant summer resident at Penetanguishene, 

 Ont. (A. F. Young.) 



Breeding Notes. — ^This bird nests in holes ever}rwhere they 

 exist. Nests have been found in fence-posts, trees, stumps and 

 buildings. The entry is filled up with twigs and the nest made of 

 bark, rootlets and grass, lined with feathers and hair. From four 

 to seven eggs are in the set, which is laid in May, June or July, at 

 Ottawa and at Lake Nominingue, 100 miles north of it. (Garneau.) 

 Breeding commonly in the vicinity of Toronto. A pair have several 

 times built their nest in a paint can that was hung up on a nail in a 

 shed at Kew Beach, Toronto. (W. Raine.) Builds at Ottawa in 

 trees, boxes or old hats nailed up on the side of a shed or bam. The 

 nest is composed of twigs, leaves and hair, lined with feathers. Eggs, 

 seven to eight; white, thickly spotted with reddish-brown. (G. R. 

 White.) Occupied an old robin's nest at Kingfmere, Que., I909. 

 (/. M. Macoun.) 



