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WRENS. FAMILY TROGLODYTID^E 



CAROLINA WREN 

 Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. Case 4, Fig. 64 



Largest and most brightly colored of our Wrens. Note the 

 buff or whitish line over the eye. L. 5 J. 



Range. Gulf States north to Connecticut and Iowa; non- 

 migratory. The Florida Wren (7". I. miamensis) a slightly larger, 

 more richly colored form, inhabits Florida from Palatka south- 

 ward. 



Washington, common P. R. Cambridge, rare or casual. N. 

 Ohio, tolerably common P. R. 



The Carolina Wren is a bird of the woods, whose loud, 

 musical whistles are among the most conspicuous of south- 

 ern bird notes. They suggest those of both the Cardinal 

 and Tufted Titmouse, but are more varied in character. 

 A common scolding call is recognizably wren-like, while 

 another suggests a tree-toad's krrring. The nest is built 

 in holes, in April. The 4-6 eggs are white with numerous 

 reddish brown and lavender markings. 



BEWICK'S WREN 

 Thryomanes bewicki bewicki 



Size of the House Wren, but with the tail nearly half an inch 

 longer; its outer feathers tipped with gray. 



Range. Mississippi Valley from the Gulf States to southern 

 Michigan; rare east of the AUeghanies. 



Washington, rare and local T. V., Mch. 26-July-; may winter, 

 Nov. 24-Dec. 22. 



A house Wren of the States west of the AUeghanies with 

 a tail that seems to be at the mercy of passing breezes, 

 and a song resembling the Song Sparrow's, but louder. 

 Its nesting habits resemble those of the House Wren. The 

 4-6 eggs, laid in April, are white speckled with reddish 

 brown and lavender. 



