House Wren, Troglodytes ædon, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. i. p. 427; v. v. p. 470. 121. 6. Troglodytes hyemalis, Vieill. Winter-Wren. Plate CCCLX. Fig. 1. Male. Fig. 2. Female. Fig. 3. Young. Bill of moderate length, nearly straight; wings shortish, with the fourth quill longest; tail short, much rounded. Upper parts reddish-brown, faintly barred with dusky, darker on the head, brighter on the tail-coverts, quills, and tail; lower parts pale reddish-brown, the sides and abdomen barred with brownish-black and greyish-white; fore neck and breast more faintly barred; lower wing-coverts and axillars greyish-white, barred with dusky, lower tail-coverts brownish-red, barred with dusky, and having the tip white; a whitish streak over the eye; cheeks brown, spotted with brownish-white; secondary coverts, and first small coverts, each with a white spot at the tip, forming two inconspicuous bands; wing-coverts and quills banded with blackish-brown and brownish-red; tail with twelve dusky bands. This species is very nearly allied to _Troglodytes Europæus_. _Male_, 3-7/8, 6-((1-1/2)/12). _Female_, 3-5/8, 5-3/8. Generally distributed in the middle and southern districts during winter. Breeds from Pennsylvania northwards to Hudson's Bay. Columbia River. Winter-Wren, Sylvia Troglodytes, Wils. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 139. Troglodytes europæus, Bonap. Syn. p. 93. Troglodytes hyemalis, Winter Wren, Swains. & Rich. F. Bor. Amer. v. ii. p. 318. Winter-Wren, Troglodytes hyemalis, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 427. Winter-Wren, Troglodytes hyemalis, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. iv. p. 430. 122. 7. Troglodytes Parkmanii, Aud. Parkman's Wren. Bill rather long, slightly arched (much longer, stouter, and more curved than that of the last species); wings of moderate length, with the fourth quill longest; tail rather long, much rounded, (half an inch longer, and more rounded). Upper parts reddish-brown, faintly barred with dusky; lower parts dull brownish-white, sides barred with brownish-black and greyish-white, fore neck and breast with scarcely any markings, lower wing-coverts and axillars greyish-white, obscurely barred with dusky. Length, 4-2/12, wing 2-1/4. Columbia River. Not very rare. Parkman's Wren, Troglodytes Parkmanii, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 310. 123. 8. Troglodytes palustris, Wils. Marsh Wren. Plate C. Male and Female.