. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . .^^^. Plate LXVIII. HOUSE WREN. Length, 5 00 inches. Upper parts brown, marked with blacli and grayish ;under parts grayish white. 243 244: WEENS. cadence that holds you entranced, but while with us thebirds only note is an impatient e/iunp, chimp, suggest-ing the Song Sparrows call-note. The Carolina Wren is a more southern bird than theHouse Wren. It is of only local distribution north ofCarolina Wren, southern New Jersey, and is rai-elyThrijnthorns found uortli of the vicinity of ]Sew ia,invicianu8. York city, where it appears to be
. Bird-life; a guide to the study of our common birds . .^^^. Plate LXVIII. HOUSE WREN. Length, 5 00 inches. Upper parts brown, marked with blacli and grayish ;under parts grayish white. 243 244: WEENS. cadence that holds you entranced, but while with us thebirds only note is an impatient e/iunp, chimp, suggest-ing the Song Sparrows call-note. The Carolina Wren is a more southern bird than theHouse Wren. It is of only local distribution north ofCarolina Wren, southern New Jersey, and is rai-elyThrijnthorns found uortli of the vicinity of ]Sew ia,invicianu8. York city, where it appears to be in-creasing in numl)ers and is found throughout the AVren is half an inch longer and decidedly heavierthan the House Wren ; its upper parts are bright cinna-mon, its under parts washed with the same color, anda conspicuous white hue passes from the bill over theeye. The Carolina Wren is an exceedingly musical bird,and its loud whistled calls are among the most character-istic bird notes in the South. They are numerous andvaried, the most common rese
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