94 BIEDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YOBK 



Carolina Wben. Thryothorus ludovioianus 

 5.50 



Ad. — Upper parts rich reddish-brown ; line over eye whitish ; 

 throat white; breast and belly washed with bufB. 



Nest, bulky, of sticks, etc., in a hole in a tree or in some cavity 

 about buildings. Egffs, whitish, speckled about the larger end 

 with reddish-brown. 



The Carolina Wren is a very rare permanent resident of 

 southern Rhode Island and southern Connecticut, and a 

 rather common summer resident of 

 the eastern slope of the Palisades ; 

 it occasionally wanders into Massa- 

 chusetts. The bird's favorite haunts 

 are brushy tangles. If a male is 

 anywhere about he can hardly be 



„ _„,.„, overlooked ; he is a constant singer, 



Fig. 7. Carolina Wren ' ° ' 



even in winter, and his song is so 



loud and clear that it can be heard easily a quarter of a 



mile awaj'. It consists of short phrases of from two to four 



notes repeated again and again in a loud clear whistle. These 



phrases vary greatly ; some of the common forms may be 



written twip'pity, twip'pity ; whiddy you', whiddy you' 



whiddy you' ; thri'ou, thn'ou, thrt'ou. Certain phrases 



suggest notes both of the Cardinal and the Tufted Tit ; a 



beginner should make a careful study of the notes of these 



three species. The alarm-note is a rather smooth peurr. 



A Carolina Wren is easily recognized by its wren-like 



behavior, by the rich brown of its upper parts, and by the 



conspicuous whitish line over its eye. 



Thrashers and Mockingbirds: Subfamily Miminse 



The Catbird, Brown Thrasher, and Mockingbird form a 

 closely related group, which is included in the same family 

 with the Wrens. 



