THE BIRD BOOK 



725a. Western Winter AVren. Nminus 

 Jiiemalis pacifiois. 



Range. — Western North America from the 

 Rockies to tlie coast, north to Alaska. 



This species is much browner both above and 

 below and is more heavily barred than the 

 last; its habits and eggs are like those of 

 lik'inuliti. 



72db. K.VDiAK Winter Wren. 

 hiemali.H helleri. 



Nam 



\\'intcr Wren 



Range. — Kadiak Island, Alaska. 

 Said to bo slightly larger and paler than 

 IKtclfiois. 



723. Al.\sk.\ Wren. Xannus alascensis. 



Range. — Aleutian and Pribilot Islands, Al- 

 aska. 



Larger and paler than the Western Winter 

 Wren. The habits of this species are similar to tliose of 

 the eastern Winter Wren ; they nest be- 

 tween boulders and in crevices of rocks or , . , 

 stumps, making their nests of moss and z;\ ■■_: ■ 

 rootlets, lined with featliers. The eggs are '\si^\' * . 

 like those of the Winter Wren but slightly ^^^-i':' 

 larger; size .65 x .51. White 



723.1. Aleutian Wren. A'^amuis nicligcr. 



Range. — Western Aleutian Islands to Alaska.' Very sim- 

 ilar to the above, both in song and general habits. They 

 nest in the crevices of rocks or between boulders, making 

 their nests of rootlets and grass, lining it wi.th hair and 

 feathers. Usually six eggs are laid, white with a few specks 

 of brown (.58 x .46). 



724'. Short-billed !Mahsh A^'REN. Cistutliorux sieUuris 



Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf 



to Manitoba and Maine. 

 This species does not appear to be as commdii anywhere 



as is the Long-billed variety, whose habits and nests are 

 similar. They nest in or on the borders of 

 marshes, and nests being globular struc- 

 tures of grasses, lined with hair, and with 

 the entrance on the side; they are attached 

 water in marsh grass or reeds. -Their eggs, 

 six to eight, are pure white; size .64 x .48. 



al)0ve the ground or 

 wliicli number from 



White 



428 



