. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. THE GREAT CAROLINA WREN. 109 immediate possession of the premises, in which his female also laid her eggs, and reared her young. Even the Bluehird, who claims an equal and sort of hereditary right to the box in the garden, when at- tacked by this little impertinent, soon relinquishes the contest, the mild placidness of his disposition not being a match for the fiery impetuosity of his little antagonist. With those of his own species who settle and build near him, he has frequent squabbles; and when their resp
. Our own birds; a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States. Birds. THE GREAT CAROLINA WREN. 109 immediate possession of the premises, in which his female also laid her eggs, and reared her young. Even the Bluehird, who claims an equal and sort of hereditary right to the box in the garden, when at- tacked by this little impertinent, soon relinquishes the contest, the mild placidness of his disposition not being a match for the fiery impetuosity of his little antagonist. With those of his own species who settle and build near him, he has frequent squabbles; and when their respective females are sitting, each strains his whole powers of song to excel the ; The Great Carolina Wren and the Win- ter Wren are also, both of them, lovely and interesting birds. The former frequents the banks of streams, shaded by thickly overhanging foliage, where it may be dis- tinguished by its clear, musical note, resembling the words Sweet William, Sweet William, uttered in rapid succession, with an occasional inter- lude of " Chirr-up, ; It may also be found frequenting damp rocky oaves, and among old piles of rotten timber, where it picks up the larvae of many 10. Oreiit Cf^rnlina ^Vrp^.. 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 Baily, William L; Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co.
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