. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CAKOLINA WREN. 718. Thryothorus ludovicianus. 5i/^ inches. Above rusty brown and below washed with the same, the throat and line over the eye being white. Like all the Wrens, this one commonly sits or flits about in the brush, with the tail erect over the body; only when singing is it held downward. Their flight is usually only for a short distance, accomplished by rapid wing beats and with a jerking motion of the tail. Song.—Loud and tinkling, and utterly impossible to describe. Nest.—In brush hea
. Bird guide : land birds east of the Rockies from parrots to bluebirds. Birds -- United States. CAKOLINA WREN. 718. Thryothorus ludovicianus. 5i/^ inches. Above rusty brown and below washed with the same, the throat and line over the eye being white. Like all the Wrens, this one commonly sits or flits about in the brush, with the tail erect over the body; only when singing is it held downward. Their flight is usually only for a short distance, accomplished by rapid wing beats and with a jerking motion of the tail. Song.—Loud and tinkling, and utterly impossible to describe. Nest.—In brush heaps, holes in trees, bird boxes or bushes; made of weeds, grass and any trash that thej^ may pick up; eggs, five to seven in number, white, specked with reddish brown (.). Range.—Eastern U. S., breeding from the Gulf north to Connecticut and Illinois; resident. 718a. Florida Wren (miamensis) is found in southern Florida. 718b. Lomita Wren (lomitensis), found in southern Texas. IQk. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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