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NAME- 



DATE- 



House Wren A.Q.U.NO. - 721 



(Troglodytes aedon) 



May 27, 193^ 



NO. 



8 



INCUBATION - Fresh 

 O.65 x 0.50 



SIZES- 



0.63 x 0.51 

 0.6k x 0.50 

 0.65 x 0.51 



0.63 x 0.52 

 O.65 x 0.51 

 0.63 x 0.51 

 0.64 x 0.52 



This cheerful little bird made 



SITUATION - 



its nest on a beam 7' above the ground ~near~a 

 corner of an old barn. It was a large mass of 

 grasses, weed stems, a few rootlets and many 

 chicken feathers. The lining was cup- shaped 

 and composed of finer grasses, rootlets, hair, 

 and smaller feathers. Overall dimensions of 

 the nest were 



Outside diam.: 8" Inside diam.: 2f" 

 The nest was partially arched over with 

 the entrance on the wooden beam. 



The eight eggs were quite sim- 

 ilar except one was definitely lighter than 

 the others. Each was fresh, oval with a slight 

 gloss and so heavily dotted and spotted reddis 

 brown as to appear almost pink. Most of the 

 eggs were more heavily marked at the larger 

 end . 



Near Lynchburg, Va. 



