. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. -:iiiM;i:;«*aM. 422 INSECTIVOROira BIRDS. Subgenus. — Troglodytes (or Proper Wrens.) In these birds the middle toe is rnllier long, and the nails of mod- erate length. In the Common Wren the bill is also somewhat straight. These are remarkable for their almost douiestic habits, building otUn from preference about houses, eiUier empty or inhabited ; they also sing agreeably ; species of which exist in both HOUSE WREN. (Troghd,,tes fulvns, Bo^Ar. T. aedon, Audvbon, Orn. Biog.'i. p.
. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. -:iiiM;i:;«*aM. 422 INSECTIVOROira BIRDS. Subgenus. — Troglodytes (or Proper Wrens.) In these birds the middle toe is rnllier long, and the nails of mod- erate length. In the Common Wren the bill is also somewhat straight. These are remarkable for their almost douiestic habits, building otUn from preference about houses, eiUier empty or inhabited ; they also sing agreeably ; species of which exist in both HOUSE WREN. (Troghd,,tes fulvns, Bo^Ar. T. aedon, Audvbon, Orn. Biog.'i. p. 427. pi. 1-3, (truly admirable.) S;jlna domeslica, Wil- son, i. p. 129. pi. 8, fig. 3. Syhia furta, ifulva-') Lath. Phil. Museum, No. 7283.) —Dark brown, banded with blackish; beneath dull pale grey, wiUi obsolete indices of bands; the tail rather long and rounded. This lively, cheerful, capricious, and well known little minstrel is only a summer resident in the United States. Its northern migrations extend to Labrador. But it re- sides 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,. 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. Cambridge [Mass. ] : Hilliard and Brown
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