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OUR HOME BIRDS. 
“ One attentive observer of this little wren with a 
golden crown says : 4 It seems to frequent the oak 
trees in preference to all others. I have more than 
once seen a brood of these in a large oak in the mid- 
dle of a lawn ; the whole little family of which, as 
soon as able, were in perpetual motion, and gave 
great pleasure to many who viewed them. The nest 
of one of these has also been made in a garden on a 
fir tree ; it was composed of moss, the opening on one 
side, in shape roundish ; it was lined with a downy 
substance, fixed with small filaments.’ 
“ The winter wren will be noticed in his own proper 
time, but just now we must turn to a very merry little 
songster who has no intention of being overlooked.” 
