_Thryothorus ludovicianus ludovicianus. Case 4. Fig. 64_
Largest and most brightly colored of our Wrens.
Note the buff or whitish line over the eye. L.
5-1/2.
_Range._ Gulf States north to Connecticut and
Iowa; non-migratory. The Florida Wren (_T. l.
miamensis_) a slightly larger, more richly colored
form, inhabits Florida from Palatka southward.
Washington, common P.R. Cambridge, rare or casual.
N. Ohio, tolerably common P.R.
The Carolina Wren is a bird of the woods, whose loud, musical whistles
are among the most conspicuous of southern bird notes. They suggest
those of both the Cardinal and Tufted Titmouse, but are more varied in
character. A common scolding call is recognizably wren-like, while
another suggests a tree-toad's _krrring_. The nest is built in holes, in
April. The 4-6 eggs are white with numerous reddish brown and lavender
markings.