THE BIRD BOOK 
722a. Western Winter Wren. Nannus 
hiemalis pacificus. 
Range. — Western North America from the 
Rockies to the 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 
liiemalis. 
722b. Kadiak Winter Wren. Nannus 
hiemalis helleri. 
Range. — Kadiak Island, Alaska. 
Said to be slightly larger and paler than 
pacificus. 
723. Alaska Wren. Nannus alascensis. 
Range. — Aleutian and Pribilof Islands, Al- 
aska. 
Larger and paler than the Western Winter 
Wren. The habits of this species are similar to those of 
the eastern Winter Wren; they nest be- 
tween boulders and in crevices of rocks or 
stumps, making their nests of moss and * ."v • 
rootlets, lined with feathers. The eggs are wTv-' <s 
like those of the Winter Wren but slightly '% -• 7: 
larger; size .65 x .51. White 
723.1. Aleutian Wren. Nanmis meliger. 
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 with hair and 
feathers. Usually six eggs are laid, white with a few specks 
of brown (.58 x .46). 
724. Short-billed Marsh Wren. Cistothorus stellaris 
Range. — Eastern United States, breeding from the Gulf 
to Manitoba and Maine. 
This species does not appear to be as common 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 above the ground or 
water in marsh grass or reeds. Their eggs, which number from 
six to eight, are pure white; size .64 x .48. 
White 
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