The Willow Wren. 
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the other songsters to silence. Like the redbreast, it 
frequently approaches the habitation of man, enlivening 
the rustic garden with its song during the greater part 
of the year. It begins to make a nest early in the 
spring, but frequently deserts it before it is lined, and 
searches for a more secure place. The Wren does not, 
as is usual with most other birds, begin to build the 
bottom of the nest first. When against a tree, its pri- 
mary operation is to trace upon the bark the outline, and 
thus to fasten it with equal strength to all parts. It then, 
in succession, closes the sides and top, leaving only a 
small hole for entrance. 
THE WILLOW WEEN. (Sylvia trochilus.) 
The Willow Wren is somewhat larger than the common 
Wren. The upper parts of the body are of a pale olive- 
