472 NESTS AND EGOS OF 



718b. liOSEITA WREN. Thryothorus ludovicianus lomitensis Sean. Greog. 

 Dist. — Southeastern Texas. 



This Is a lighter colored subspecies than the typical ludovicianus. It inhabits the 

 thickly timbered regions along the Rio Grande in Texas. Mr. C. W. Crandall has a 

 set of five eggs of this bird collected by Mr. Frank B. Armstrong near Brownsville, 

 Cameron county, April 16, 1893. The nest was placed in the hole of a tree about ten 

 feet from the ground. It was composed of dry leaves, hay and feathers. The ground- 

 color of the eggs is similar to that of the eggs of T. Ivdovicianus ; one of the eggs being 

 whitish, sprinkled with brownish-pink and lavender, forming a distinct ring around 

 the large end. Their sizes are .68x.55, .74x.57, .66x.55, .72x.57, .73x.55 inches re- 

 spectively. 



719. BEWICK'S WREN. Thryothorus bewickii (Aud.) Geog. Dist.— Eastern 

 United States, rare or local east of the Alleghanies and north of 40°; west to the border 

 of the Great Plains. Winters in the more Southern States. 



Bewick's or the Long-tailed House Wren is a common species in Eastern United 

 States, particularly southerly; breeding from latitude 40° southward. In some placca 

 In the interior it replaces the common House Wren. It is not common on the Atlantic 

 coast. Nests of this bird are placed anywhere — in boxes, holes, fence-posts, brush- 

 heaps, stumps, hollow trees, barns, sheds, etc. Dr. Howard E. Jones, who obtained 

 the first specimens of nests and eggs of this species ever taken in Ohio, has the fol- 

 lowing in his text of the magnificent work, "Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of the 

 Birds of Ohio": "The nest and eggs of Bewick's Wren resemble very closely some 

 specimens of the House Wren's in size and shape, and, except in size, approach even 

 closer to those of the Great Carolina Wren. The nest alone would be difficult to dis- 

 tinguish from uncovered nests of T. wdon, but the eggs are not nearly so thickly 

 marked. Normal specimens of each can be always differentiated. The House Wren, 

 lowever, sometimes lays eggs very similar to typical eggs of Bewick's Wren. The 

 •complement of eggs varies from four to six or seven. They measure in long diameter 

 from i60 to .68, and in short diameter ffom .48 to .54. A common size is .49x.64. They 

 are spotted and speckled with reddish-brown, sparingly about the point, but plentiful 

 toward the crown, where the marks are often confluent, forming a wreath. The deep 

 fihell-marks are purplish." 



719a. VIGORS'S WREN. Thryothorus bewickii spilurus {Yig.) Geog. Dist.— 

 Pacific coast region of North America, southward to Lower California and Western 

 Mexico. Breeds nearly throughout its range. 



The general habits and nests of this subspecies are identical with those of 

 Bewick's Wren. The eggs are white, finely speckled with chestnut and lavender- 

 gray. In remote regions it frequently nests in crevices of rocks. The eggs average 

 in size .64x.50 inches. 



7196. BAIRD'S WREN. Thryothorus iewickii hairdi (Salv. & Godm.) Geog. 

 Dist. — Southern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, south to Southern Utkh, Colorado and 

 Middle Kansas, south into Mexico. Breeds throughout its range. Resident from 

 Arizona and Kansas southward. 



This is a common bird in various parts of Southwestern United States, as in 

 Western and Southern Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, etc. According to the late Col. 

 Goss, it is not uncommon in Southwestern Kansas. It was found common on the 

 Lower Rio Grande by Dr. Merrill and' Mr. Sennett. Mr. Scott met with it in Southern 

 Arizona. The only nests he found were built in natural hollows, or deserted Wood- 

 peckers' holes in live oak trees. Dr. Merrill states that this bird has a great 



