. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . HOUSE WREN. BROWN, OLIVE OR GRAYISH BROWN, ANDBROWN AND GRAY SPARROWY BIRDS House Wren (Troglodytes dedon) Wren family Length—^ to 5 inches. Actually about one-fourth smaller thanthe English sparrow; apparently only half as large becauseof its erect tail. Male and Female—Upper parts cinnamon-brown. Deepest shadeon head and neck; lightest above tail, which is more has obscure, dusky bars ; wings and tail are finelybarred. Underneath w
. Bird neighbors. An introductory acquaintance with one hundred and fifty birds commonly found in the gardens, meadows, and woods about our homes . HOUSE WREN. BROWN, OLIVE OR GRAYISH BROWN, ANDBROWN AND GRAY SPARROWY BIRDS House Wren (Troglodytes dedon) Wren family Length—^ to 5 inches. Actually about one-fourth smaller thanthe English sparrow; apparently only half as large becauseof its erect tail. Male and Female—Upper parts cinnamon-brown. Deepest shadeon head and neck; lightest above tail, which is more has obscure, dusky bars ; wings and tail are finelybarred. Underneath whitish, with grayish-brown wash andfaint bands most prominent on sides. Range—North America, from Manitoba to the Gulf Most com-mon in the United States, from the Mississippi south of the Carolinas. Migrations—April. October. Common summer resident. Early some morning in April there will go off under yourwindow that most delightful of all alarm-clocks—the tiny, friendlyhouse wren, just returned from a long visit south. Like somelittle mountain spring that, having been imprisoned by winterice, now bubbles up in the spring sunsh
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