Size of the House Wren, but with the tail nearly
half an inch longer; its outer feathers tipped
with gray.

_Range._ Mississippi Valley from the Gulf States
to southern Michigan; rare east of the
Alleghanies.

Washington, rare and local T.V., Mch. 26-July-;
may winter, Nov. 24-Dec. 22.

A house Wren of the States west of the Alleghanies with a tail that
seems to be at the mercy of passing breezes, and a song resembling the
Song Sparrow's, but louder. Its nesting habits resemble those of the
House Wren. The 4-6 eggs, laid in April, are white speckled with reddish
brown and lavender.

HOUSE WREN

_Troglodytes aedon aedon. Case 4, Fig. 63; Case 6, Fig. 70_

No introduction is needed to this feathered tenant
of many bird-lovers. L. 5.

_Range._ Nests from Virginia and Kentucky to
Canada; winters from South Carolina and lower
Mississippi Valley to Mexico.

Washington, common S.R., Apl. 13-Oct. 11.
Ossining, common S.R., Apl. 23-Oct. 14. Cambridge,
formerly abundant S.R., Apl. 28-Sept. 25; now rare
and local. N. Ohio, common S.R., Apl. 17-Oct. 5.
Glen Ellyn, S.R. in isolated pairs; Apl. 26-Oct.
13. SE. Minn., common S.R., Apl. 27-Sept. 18.

The familiar inhabitant of our bird-houses whose numbers seem limited
only by the nesting-sites we offer him. His little fountain of melody
bubbles forth irrepressibly to cheer his mate or challenge a rival. With
the exhaustless energy of their kind they fill their nest-box with
twigs, grasses and feathers, wherein are laid 6-8 minutely and evenly
speckled pinkish eggs.

WINTER WREN

_Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Case 2, Fig. 58_

Smaller than the House Wren; underparts brownish,
flanks and belly finely barred. L. 4.

_Range._ Nests from northern New England and
Central Michigan north to Canada and, in the
Alleghanies, south to North Carolina; winters from
the Northern States to the Gulf.

Washington, rather common W.V., Aug. 10-May 1.
Ossining, tolerably common W.V., Sept. 18-Apl. 27.
Cambridge, T.V. uncommon, Sept. 20-Nov. 25; rare,
Apl. 10-25; a very few winter. N. Ohio, tolerably
common. W.V., Sept. 14-May 17. Glen Ellyn, fairly
common T.V., Apl. 1-May 10; Sept. 9-No