wn so as to make the egg appear to be a
nearly uniform salmon color and with a wreath of darker spots about the
large end. Size .65 x .52. Data.--Gretna, N. Y., May 29, 1896. Nest
three feet from the ground in cavity of an apple tree; made of twigs and
grass, and lined with hair and feathers.

721a. WESTERN HOUSE WREN. _Troglodytes aedon parkmani._

Range.--United States, from the Mississippi Valley to eastern
California.

This variety is grayer above and below than the eastern form, but its
habits and eggs do not differ in any respect.

722. WINTER WREN. _Nannus hiemalis hiemalis._

Range.--Eastern North America, breeding from northern United States
northward, and south in the Alleghanies to North Carolina; winters in
the United States.

These are the smallest of the Wrens, being but four inches in length;
they have a very short tail which, like those of the others, is carried
erect over the back during excitement or anger. They are very sly birds
and creep about through stone walls and under brush like so many mice;
they have a sweet song but not as loud as that of the House Wren. Their
nests are placed in crevices of stumps, walls, old buildings or in brush
heaps, being made of twigs and leaves, lined with feathers. Their eggs,
which are laid during May or June, are pure white, finely and sparingly
dotted with reddish brown; size .60 x .48.

[Illustration 429: House Wren.]
[Illustration: Pinkish white.]
[Illustration: White.]
[Illustration: deco.]
[Illustration: right hand margin.]

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722a. WESTERN WINTER WREN. _Nannus hiemalis pacificus._

Range.--Western North America from the Rockies to the coast, north to
Alaska.

This species is much browner both above and below and is more heavily
barred than the last; its habits and eggs are like those of _hiemalis_.

722b. KADIAK WINTER WREN. _Nannushiemalis helleri._

Range.--Kadiak Island, Alaska.

Said to be slightly larger and paler than _pacificus_.

723. ALASKA WREN. _Nannus alascensis._

Range.--Aleutian and Pribilof Islands, Alaska.

Larger and paler than the Western Winter Wren. The habits of this
species are similar to those of the eastern Winter Wren; they nest
between boulders and in crevices of rocks or stumps, making their nests
of moss and rootlets, lined with feathers. The eggs are like those of
the Winter Wren but slightly larger; size .65 x .51.

723.1. ALEUTIAN WREN. _Nannus meliger._

Range.--Western Aleutian Isla