Lhe Wren. TAQ 
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pale brown. Length, three inches and a half.. The 
female resembles the male. Eggs white, spotted with 
yellowish-red at the larger end. | 
This bird is common in England, and remains with 
us throughout the year; during winter it approaches 
nearer the habitation of man than at any other season, 
searching for insects under the coverings of barns, 
hay-stacks, low cottages, and walls: at these places 
it hops from one projection to another, or flies in a 
straight line to different recesses or other places for 
settling; and should there be a short piece of old 
spouting lying in its route, this bird is almost sure to 
be lost to sight at the nearest end, and in a second or 
two will be seen popping out at the extremity. . The 
Wren seems to like hiding-places. It can be distin- 
guished from any. other bird by its erect tail and the 
jcue emmioepody: in these. movements its head is 
lower than its tail, and the latter.is thrown as far back 
as the structure of its frame will allow. Towards the 
_ end of summer, and through the autumn, it is sure to 
be found in a hedge or bush bordering a dirty brook, 
near villages, and in such places; it hops from twig 
