, 1876-12-16

1tull eAPEE!SHGE INCREASED w tlErItIffs
IN ny above the wErcs and 70 t:ccp uut II tl,1lt
way meantime, neither trap nor Eui, will pruL-
ably work thctn more harm than tic network
OF Wits stretched III mits'atr over tile lnnd.
wnKss AND THEIR Bnoops,
ftte a wcl,-knowu habit of the nato Of tfu
houte.wren {7roqtodyts 4fiioa) to build what
arc called "coek-nests u while the female ts er.
gagged In the process Of incubation. He gener.
ally selects open and unRuarled situations for
thc stto OF Ills structures, and 1abors ever thcie
erection with good deal Of fuss anil ttuster.
It l'as not been heretofore supposed that thcss
fiah!ttt1ons served any other purpose than to
give agreeable employment in their constrtc-
t'on 10 the surplus energies Of a very energetic
and stirring little bird, and perhaps, In 50 doinE,
to direct attention from the dnmlcile III vhfrIl
MADAME Wren may 1T at the sans time bsotx.-
Ing over her complement OF small, spevklet3
eggs. Master Wren, with what seems like an
atlcctatton nj careless md happy activity, sings
over his work as though he would burst his
throatt polrtnG out q torrent Of cxultant ,,otcs
after The deposit OF each fresh twtg added to
the wall Of ILLS tenement: It is uoteil TINT hs
mntc rnre1y Joins in this psetentlouh expenditures
ol eiturt nor fs Klc liable to he seen Ia tic VI
einlty. 1t II to be presumed that she has il soul
Aboye shanls, and. like Other genuine workers,
cpnslncs llersclt II busness that has so1ns
pr0th!sr fn II.
a vrtvr In The B,a1tzin Of the NnttaA Oruift-
o!01icat Club furnishes sUrlir observations IN
the work af y male wren uf the variety Park
.nahni, which Indicates that possibly there rnay
NC more meaning IN the purpose Of "cock-
Iesta" tlian the wrens have received credit fnr
The writer statce that in April, 1876, a pair Of
birds built their arst nest ill tlIn top Of post
twelve fevt high. As soon a. tlls WA finished,
thc male proceeded to rear another in hox IN
ti'c vicinity. Thr female rarely aided him,
though SUE was occasionally seen neout the
PROMISES soon after The second nest WIS conn
pletcd, tile yuung In the frat one were hntchcd,
and demanded nssstluous attention. Notwttl,.
| standing thts. the parcnt hfttls continued to
1feqtlent their sec"nl Tcsidcnce, which presently
proved to hare n party 1T tenants. NJ. and
Mrs; Wren had actually been 80 .ltEgcnt mid
thrifty ttat they Ind second broo. 1t young
the older un~s were rcsty to bc weancd. Thrsc
were no other wre1ls within circuit If quarter
81 mile, and there sccsns II, Ic to doubt that
these were the lawful owncrs of the two broods.
Boil, larenls must llaye taken part In the duty
of tltelts'atton rs they did tn fecdng their off,
spring.
After the first brood Of Rix took 10 tho Wing.
they returned nj evening with the mother 70
thctr nest, to sts.d tllE ngt there. Menn-
while tile male watched nyer the Second hrot,i
nollc,. .proying his identity BY the songs he d.
liyerctl ut every visit t., The tttat. The second
brood. anu the ft.l,ar thcnecforth devoted her.
self alot'e to tue rearing u the younger party
There were elcyGn days difference IN tho tlclE-
ihE ~ The tNo brosNlB,-4,llG lcayiug the ncat
IuMc s. and the other june IL.
Ur. Brewer relates TINT he one Tina euccccdrl
siilg!t 6tAsol!, hy withdrawing eighteen Ia suc-
cesston, and leaving seven to bo hateEei1. T1lis
casc Is cited eyilcnv,s that wrens may be sbje
tu sGpport two bruot3s ut tic aAIlIc time.