nter they migrate to the tropics, like their relations the friendlylittle wagtails we have been speaking about. They are very sociable, and runabout near the houses in the same quick and nimble manner as with us, andhave the same twittering note. THE WREA. 89 THE WREN. The appearance of the wren is… … THE WREN. It is always cheerful, and never in the most gloomy weather seems outof spirits. When the sparrows and the finches sit dolefully on the twigs,with their plumage wet and ruffled, the wren is as compact and as neatas ever, and hops about as if the weather made but little difference to…
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