Perching Birds Chiefly Brown or Streaked. 
721. House Wren (Troglodytes aédon). L. 4.7; T. 
1.7. Ads. Above cinnamon brown, sometimes ob- 
scurely barred; tail the same, a/J the feathers barred; 
below grayish with a brownish wash, lower belly and 
flanks usually more or less barred. Notes. Call, a 
scolding érrring; song, a bubbling, rippling, irrepress- 
ible little fect 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds north to Maine, Montreal, 
and Manitoba; winters from South Carolina and the Lower Missis- 
sippi Valley southward into Mexico. 
72a. Parkman Wren (7. a. parkmani/). Similar 
to No. 721, but less cinnamon above; intermediate in 
color between No. 721 and No. 721b. 4 
Range.—Pacific coast; breeds from southern California north to 
British Columbia; winters from southern California southward. 
721b. Western House Wren (7. a. aztecus). Sim- 
ilar to No. 721, but much grayer above and paler be- 
low; back more frequently barred. 
Range.—Western United States from the Sierra Nevada east to the 
Mississippi Valley; winters south into Lower California and Mexico. 
722. Winter Wren (Olbiorchilus hiemalis). L. 4; 
T. 1.2. Ads. Above cinnamon, much_ brighter than 
in No. 721; below pale cinnamon, sides and belly 
heavily barred with blackish. Notes. Call, chimp- 
chimp, resembling call of Song Sparrow; song, tink- 
ling, rippling, full of trills, runs and grace notes. 
(Bailey. ) 
Range.—Eastern North America; breeds from northern New Eng- 
land and northern New York northward, and southward along the Al- 
leghanies to North Carolina; winters from Massachusetts and Illinois 
to Florida. 
722a. Western Winter Wren (O. h. pacificus) 
Similar to No. 722, but much deeper colored both 
above and below, and more heavily barred. 
Range.—Breeds on the Pacific coast from southern California north 
to Alaska; east to Idaho; winters south into Mexico. 
722b. Kadiak Winter Wren (O. h. heller?). Slight- 
ly larger and paler than No. 722a. (Osgood.) 
Range.—Kadiak Island, Alaska, 
723. Alaskan Wren (Olbiorchilus alascensis). Re- 
sembling No. 722a, but paler and larger, W. 2.1, B. .6 
Range —Breeds on Kadiak Island, Alaska; winter range unknown. 
723.1. Aleutian Wren (Olbiorchilus meligerus). Sim- 
ilar to No. 723, but darker, less reddish; rump and up- 
per tail-coverts more evidently barred; bars on belly 
heavier. (Oberholser.) 
’ RANBE avrcommcst bart ot the Aleutian group, Alaska.’’ (Ober- 
101ser. 
724. Short-billed Marsh Wren (Cistothorus stel- 
laris). L.4;T.1.4;B..4. Ads. Crown and back 
streaked with whitish; breast-band, sides and under 
tail-coverts rusty; wing-coverts tipped with whitish. 
Notes. Call, like sound produced by striking two 
pebbles together; song, chap—chap —chap-chap, chap-chap- 
chap p-p-rrr. (Seton.) (See next page.) 
Range.—Eastern North America, ranging west to Utah; breeds 
from the Gulf States north to Massachusetts and Manitoba; winters 
from the Gulf States southward. 
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