. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. »- House Wren 6. House Wren (721. Troglddytes diedon).— A dark-brown wren, with the tail decidedly more reddish than the back. The wings, tail, sides, and flanks are fully cross-barred with darker lines, and the under parts are whitish. As its name indicates, it likes to live near human habita- tions, returning to the same place year after year, and building its nest in the same hole in a log, bird box, or chink in an outhouse. It is active, irritable, noi
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. »- House Wren 6. House Wren (721. Troglddytes diedon).— A dark-brown wren, with the tail decidedly more reddish than the back. The wings, tail, sides, and flanks are fully cross-barred with darker lines, and the under parts are whitish. As its name indicates, it likes to live near human habita- tions, returning to the same place year after year, and building its nest in the same hole in a log, bird box, or chink in an outhouse. It is active, irritable, noisy, and coura- geous. It is resident in the Southern States, and is there so numerous in winter as to overflow the settled regions, and so is found in the forests miles from any house. Length, 5; wing, 2 (1|-2|); tail, If; tarsus, f; culmen, \. Eastern United States north to southern Ontario, and west to Indiana and Louis- iana. It winters from South Carolina southward. The Western House Wren (721t>. T. a. dzte- cits) is a variety of this species with less of red on the upper parts, and the back and rump are very distinctly barred with blackish. As a whole, it is a lighter colored bird. Interior United States from near the Pacific, eastward to Illinois. 7. Winter Wren (722. Troglddytes hi- emcllis). — A small, very short - tailed, cinnamon-brown wren, with more brownish under parts than any other species of ours. In its breeding range of the north, it is a very sweet singer; in other. Winter Wren. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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