ALASKA WREN. 
723. Nannus alascensis. 4 y 2 inches. 
Range. —Aleutian Islands and Alaska. This is a somewhat 
larger variety of the preceding, and is found only in the far 
north. Its breeding habits are the same, as are also the eggs, 
which average a little larger (.65x.51). 
ALEUTIAN WREN. 
723.1. Nannus meliger. 4% inches. 
Range. —Western Aleutian Islands to Alaska. Very similar 
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). 
TULE WREN. 
725a. Telmatodytes p. paludicola. 5% inches. 
Range. —Pacific coast, from British Columbia to southern 
California. This is a western form of the Long-billed Marsh 
Wren, found more east of the Rockies. They build a globu¬ 
lar-shaped nest of grass and rushes, attached to upright 
rushes just above the water. Five eggs are laid, of a pale 
chestnut color, with darker markings (.64x.45). 
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