Color Key to North American Birds Part 76

=719c. Texas Bewick Wren= (_T. b. cryptus_). Similar to No. 719, but grayer, brown of upperparts not so rich; slightly larger, W. 2.3.

Range.--"Texas, except the extreme western corner, states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, in Mexico, with probably Kansas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma; migratory north of Texas." (Oberholser.)

=719d. Southwest Bewick Wren= (_T. b. charienturus_). Similar to No. 719b but flanks and upper surface darker, eye-stripe rather broader, under tail-coverts more heavily barred, wing shorter, 2.

(Oberholser.)

Range.--Coast region of southern California, north to about Pasadena, south to Lat. 28, Lower California, Santa Catalina Island; resident.

(Oberholser.)

=729e. Northwest Bewick Wren= (_T. b. calophonus_). Similar to No. 719a, but bill larger, upper surface usually rather deeper and richer brown, flanks somewhat more rufescent; W. 2.1; B. .6.

(Oberholser.)

Range.--Pacific slope from Oregon north to southern Vancouver Island, valley of the Fraser River, and slightly farther along the mainland coast; probably resident. (Oberholser.)

=719.1. San Clemente Wren= (_Thryomanes leucophrys_) Similar to No. 719d, but flanks and upperparts rather grayer and paler, bill longer, under tail-coverts less heavily barred. (Oberholser.)

Range.--San Clemente Island, California.

=720. Guadalupe Wren= (_Thryomanes brevicauda_). L. 4.5; W. 1.9.

_Ads._ Resembling No. 719a, but rump with few or no concealed white spots; tail dull grayish brown, narrowly and indistinctly barred with dusky, two or three outer feathers with brownish gray tips. (Ridgw.)

Range.--Guadalupe Island, Lower California.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 721.]

=721. House Wren= (_Troglodytes aedon_). L. 4.7; T. 1.7. _Ads._ Above cinnamon brown, sometimes obscurely barred; tail the same, _all_ the feathers barred; below grayish with a brownish wash, lower belly and flanks usually more or less barred. _Notes._ Call, a scolding _krrring_; song, a bubbling, rippling, irrepressible little melody.

Range.--Eastern North America; breeds north to Maine, Montreal, and Manitoba; winters from South Carolina and the Lower Mississippi Valley southward into Mexico.

=721a. Parkman Wren= (_T. a. parkmanii_). Similar to No. 721, but less cinnamon above; intermediate in color between No. 721 and No. 721b.

Range.--Pacific coast; breeds from southern California north to British Columbia; winters from southern California southward.

=721b. Western House Wren= (_T. a. aztecus_). Similar to No. 721, but much grayer above and paler below; back more frequently barred.

Range.--Western United States from the Sierra Nevada east to the Mississippi Valley; winters south into Lower California and Mexico.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 722.]

=722. Winter Wren= (_Olbiorchilus hiemalis_). L. 4; T. 1.2. _Ads._ Above cinnamon, much brighter than in No. 721; below pale cinnamon, sides and belly heavily barred with blackish. _Notes._ Call, _chimp-chimp_, resembling call of Song Sparrow; song, tinkling, rippling, full of trills, runs and grace notes. (Bailey.)

Range.--Eastern North America; breeds from northern New England and northern New York northward, and southward along the Alleghanies to North Carolina; winters from Ma.s.sachusetts and Illinois to Florida.

=722a. Western Winter Wren= (_O. h. pacificus_). Similar to No. 722, but much deeper colored both above and below, and more heavily barred.

Range.--Breeds on the Pacific coast from southern California north to Alaska; east to Idaho; winters south into Mexico.

=722b. Kadiak Winter Wren= (_O. h. h.e.l.leri_). Slightly larger and paler than No. 722a. (Osgood.)

Range.--Kadiak Island, Alaska.

=723. Alaskan Wren= (_Olbiorchilus alascensis_). Resembling No. 722a, but paler and larger, W. 2.1, B. .6.

Range--Breeds on Kadiak Island, Alaska; winter range unknown.

=723.1. Aleutian Wren= (_Olbiorchilus meligerus_). Similar to No. 723, but darker, less reddish; rump and upper tail-coverts more evidently barred; bars on belly heavier. (Oberholser.)

Range.--"Westernmost part of the Aleutian group, Alaska."

(Oberholser.)

=724. Short-billed Marsh Wren= (_Cistothorus stellaris_). L. 4; T. 1.4; B. .4. _Ads._ _Crown_ and back streaked with whitish; breast-band, sides and under tail-coverts rusty; wing-coverts tipped with whitish. _Notes._ Call, like sound produced by striking two pebbles together; song, _chap--chap--chap-chap_, _chap-chap-chap p-p-rrr_. (Seton.) (See next page.)

Range.--Eastern North America, ranging west to Utah; breeds from the Gulf States north to Ma.s.sachusetts and Manitoba; winters from the Gulf States southward.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 724.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 725.]

=725. Long-billed Marsh Wren= (_Telmatodytes pal.u.s.tris_). L. 5.2; T. 1.6; B. .5. _Ads._ Crown and foreback largely black, the latter with white streaks; a white stripe over eye; rump cinnamon; below white, sides washed with cinnamon; outer tail-feathers _black_, broadly barred with pale cinnamon. _Notes._ Call, scolding, a characteristic Wren-like _cacking_; song, a reedy, guttural, bubbling trill often sung in flight.

Range.--Eastern North America west to the Rocky Mountains; breeds from the Gulf States north to Ma.s.sachusetts and Manitoba; winters locally from Ma.s.sachusetts, south into Mexico.

=725a. Tule Wren= (_T. p. paludicola_). Similar to No. 725, but upper tail-coverts barred, middle tail-feathers more distinctly and broadly barred; underparts usually browner.

Range.--Pacific coast; breeds from southern California to British Columbia: winters from Was.h.i.+ngton to Guatemala.

=725b. Worthington Marsh Wren= (_T. p. griseus_). Similar to No. 725, but with less black above; upperparts, sides and flanks pale grayish; dark markings of under tail-coverts, flanks, sides and breast, faint, confused and inconspicuous, sometimes practically wanting. (Brewster.)

Range.--Coast of South Carolina and Georgia.

=725c. Interior Tule Wren= (_T. p. plesius_). Similar to No. 725a, but paler.