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Definition of Long-billed marsh wren
1. Noun. American wren that inhabits tall reed beds.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-billed Marsh Wren
Literary usage of Long-billed marsh wren
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1899)
"HARRY C. OBERHOLSER, Washington, DC Nest of long-billed marsh wren lined with a
Snake Skin. —On June 6, 1898, on the meadow near Rutherford. ..."
2. Bird-life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds by Frank Michler Chapman, Ernest Thompson Seton (1897)
"long-billed marsh wren. Length, 5'20 inches. Upper parts brown, black, and white,
a white line over eye ; under parts white, sides brownish. ..."
3. Birds of Village and Field: A Bird Book for Beginners by Florence Merriam Bailey (1898)
"... long-billed marsh wren : Cistothorus palustris. (Plate X.) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.
— Eastern North America; breeds from the Gulf states to Manitoba and ..."
4. Field Book of Wild Birds and Their Music: A Description of the Character and by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1921)
"The range of the long-billed marsh wren is from southern Ontario to Massachusetts
south to the Potomac River and the coast of Virginia; it winters from the ..."
5. Bird Homes: The Nests, Eggs, and Breeding Habits of the Land Birds Breeding by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore (1904)
"20, Plate C. The long-billed marsh wren is generally to be found in swamps ...
A southern sub-species of the long-billed marsh wren, being lighter and more ..."
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