house wren

American  

noun

1. a common American wren, Troglodytes aedon, that nests around houses.

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Etymology

Origin of house wren

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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house wren

Not even the little house wren has adapted itself so quickly to civilised men's homes, as the swift and purple martin.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje

A few of our birds also avail themselves of the work of others, as the titmouse, the brown creeper, the bluebird, and the house wren.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John

Early some morning in April there will go off under your window that most delightful of all alarm-clocks — the tiny, friendly house wren, just returned from a long visit south.

From Bird Neighbors by Blanchan, Neltje

Who would ever suspect a house wren of shyness?

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne

The song bore some resemblance to that of the house wren, but had not so rolling and gurgling a quality, and was pitched to a slightly higher and finer key.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)