. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. f I 204 GREAT CAROLINA WREN. I â â 'i â â ^ 1 *: i Sffi |';|| â h'^ |{Si. ''\ m'-V' il '' "'' wM .--; i^i-'!l^ i. though possessing great family likeness to those above nieiitionod, are decisively Creepers, if tha bill, the tongue, nostrils and claws are to be the criteria by which we are to class them. The color of the plumage of birds is but an uncertain and inconstant guide; and though in some cases it serves to furni
. American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States [microform]. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813; Birds; Oiseaux. f I 204 GREAT CAROLINA WREN. I â â 'i â â ^ 1 *: i Sffi |';|| â h'^ |{Si. ''\ m'-V' il '' "'' wM .--; i^i-'!l^ i. though possessing great family likeness to those above nieiitionod, are decisively Creepers, if tha bill, the tongue, nostrils and claws are to be the criteria by which we are to class them. The color of the plumage of birds is but an uncertain and inconstant guide; and though in some cases it serves to furnish a trivial or specific appellation, yet can never lead us to the gcMieric one. I have, there- fore, notwithstanding the general appearance of these birds, and the practice of former ornithologists, removeil them to the genus C'erthia, from that of Motacilla, where they have hitherto been placed. Tliis bird is frequently seen, early in May, along the shores of tlie Delaware, and other streams that fall into it on both sides, thirty or forty miles below Philadelphia; but is ratiier rare in Pennsylvania. This circumstance is a little extraordinary ; since, from its size, and stout make, it would seem more capable of braving the rigors of a northern climate than any of the otiiers. It can, however, scarcely bo called migratory. In the depth of winter I found it numerous in Vir- ginia along the shores and banks of the James river and its tributary streams, and thence as far south as Savannah. I also observed it on the banks of the Ogechee; it seemed to be particularly attached to the borders of cypress swamps, deep hollows, among piles of old decaying timber, and by rivers and snuill creeks. It has all the restless jerking uninners of the Wrens, skipping about with great nimbleness, hopping into caves, and disappearing into holes and crevices like a rat, for seve- ral minutes, and then reappearing in another ([uarter. It occasionally utters a loud, strong, and singular twitte
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