. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HOUSE WREN. wood wren. Troglodytes aedon. Char. Above, reddish brown (sometimes with dark bars), darker on the head; below, brownish white, marked irregularly with dark lines; wings and tail with fine waved lines. Length about ; inches. Nest. On the eaves of houses or in a barn or hollow tree, etc.; made of grass, twigs, etc.; the hole generally filled vpith rubbish and lined with feathers. Eggs. 7-9; white tinted with pink, densely marked with reddish brown; X This live
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. HOUSE WREN. wood wren. Troglodytes aedon. Char. Above, reddish brown (sometimes with dark bars), darker on the head; below, brownish white, marked irregularly with dark lines; wings and tail with fine waved lines. Length about ; inches. Nest. On the eaves of houses or in a barn or hollow tree, etc.; made of grass, twigs, etc.; the hole generally filled vpith rubbish and lined with feathers. Eggs. 7-9; white tinted with pink, densely marked with reddish brown; X This lively, cheerful, capricious, and well-known little min- strel is only a summer resident in the United States. Its northern migrations extend to Labrador, but it resides and rears its young principally in the Middle States. My friend Mr. Say also observed this species near Pembino, beyond the sources of the Mississippi, in the Western wilderness of the 49th degree of latitude. It is likewise said to be an inhabitant of Surinam, within the tropics, where its delightful melody has gained it the nickname of the Nightingale. This region, or the intermediate country of Mexico, is probably the winter quarters of our domestic favorite. In Louisiana it is unknown even as a transient visitor, migrating apparently to the east of. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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