Infobox nrhp name WrenBuilding, College of William and Mary nrhp type nhl image Wren3.jpg caption The front of the WrenBuilding behind a snow covered Lord Botetourt statue location Williamsburg, Virginia ... nhl detail.cfm?ResourceId 707&ResourceType Building title WrenBuilding, College of William and Mary ... The WrenBuilding is the signature building of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia ... Building was modeled by Sir Christopher Wren . Perry Shaw and Hepburn s restoration reflects ..., still exist. Uses of the building File Wren back.jpg thumb 180px left The rear of the WrenBuilding ... three people are reading a statue s description left 240px The Sir Christopher WrenBuilding, which ... file The WrenBuilding is the oldest academic building in continuous use in the United States, ref ... www.colonialwilliamsburg.com Almanack places hb hbwren.cfm Colonial Williamsburg WrenBuilding . Accessed ... Hall . Accessed April 5, 2007. ref The WrenBuilding, previously known simply as The College ... religious services, and lived in the WrenBuilding. After the destruction of Virginia s former ... and by the Confederate States of America Confederacy during the American Civil War . The WrenBuilding ... Ceremony, the College s holiday celebration, is held every year at the WrenBuilding, typically during ... secret societies secret society , is rumored to meet in the WrenBuilding. ref cite web title Shhhhh ... one hundred and fifty years, the campus consisted of the three buildings the WrenBuilding, the Brafferton, and the President s House proportionally arranged in the College yard. With the WrenBuilding ... . A second fire ravaged the building in 1859, and when it was rebuilt, the WrenBuilding had a newly ... links http www.wm.edu about wren history.php William and Mary History of the WrenBuilding http www.history.org Almanack places hb hbwren.cfm Colonial Williamsburg WrenBuilding The College of William ... seconds 33 long direction W locmapin Virginia area built 1700 architect Christopher Wren architecture ... more details
dablink This article is about the bird family. For other uses of the word wren, see Wren disambiguation . Taxobox name Wrens image Cistothorus palustris Iona.jpg image width 240px image caption Marsh Wren ... wren Troglodytes . Only the Eurasian Wren occurs in the Old World , where in Anglophone regions it is commonly known simply as the wren as it is the originator of the name. The name wren has been applied to other unrelated birds, particularly the New Zealand wren s Acanthisittidae and the Australian ... small frogs lizards. ref name HBW Name and use of the term wren The English name wren derives ... w renno stallion , but Suolahti 1909 rejects this as unlikely. ref The wren is also known as kuningilin ... get their scientific name from the tendency of some species to forage in dark crevices. The name wren is also ascribed to Wren disambiguation other families of passerine birds throughout the world. In Europe ... as fire crested wren and golden crested wren , respectively. The 27 Australasia n wren species in the family Maluridae are unrelated, as are the New Zealand wren s in the family Acanthisittidae, the antwrens in the family Thamnophilidae , and the wren babblers of the family Timaliidae . Description Wrens are medium small to very small birds. The Eurasian Wren is among the smallest birds in its ... of the world. They range in size from the White bellied Wren , which averages under convert 10 cm in and convert 9 g oz , to the Giant Wren , which averages about convert 22 cm in and weighs almost ... such as Song Wren , Musician Wren , Flutist Wren and Southern Nightingale Wren . ref name HBW Habitat and distribution File Cobb s Wren.png thumb Cobb s Wren is an insular endemism endemic , restricted ... name, the Eurasian Wren is the only species of wren found outside the Americas, as restricted to Europe, Asia and northern Africa it was formerly considered conspecific with the Winter Wren and Pacific Wren of North America . There are a number of insular species, including the Clarion Wren and Socorro ... more details
KYYS , a radio station in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, formerly licensed as WRENWrenBuilding , the oldest academic building in the USA, at the College of William & Mary, Virginia Wren & Martin ...wiktionary wrenWren s are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. Wren may also refer to TOC right Organisms Birds other than Troglodytidae New Zealand wren Acanthisittidae Maluridae ... People Alan Wren born 1964 , English rock drummer Bob Wren born 1974 , Canadian ice hockey player Christopher Wren 1632 1723 , English architect and scientist Frank Wren born 1958 , American baseball executive John Wren 1871 1953 , Australian businessman M. K. Wren born 1938 , American author Matthew Wren 1585 1667 , English clergyman and scholar P. C. Wren 1875 1941 , British author Thomas Wren 1826 1904 , American politician Wren Blackberry , American teacher and author Wren Blair born 1925 , a former Canadian ice hockey coach Fictional characters Wren, a scientist from the movie Alien Resurrection The Wren, an escape artist from the movie Cube film Cube Wren Elessedil , a character from the Heritage of Shannara series of fantasy novels Wren Sherwood Smith character , the orphanage ... Wren Phantasy Star III Wren Phantasy Star III , an android from the video game Phantasy Star III Wren Phantasy Star IV Wren Phantasy Star IV , a different android from the video game Phantasy Star IV Wren MacPherson, the third and last child of Darryl and Wanda McPherson in the comic strip Baby Blues Wren Natsworthy , daughter to Tom and Hester Natsworthy in the last installments of Phillip Reeve s Mortal Engines Quartet Wren Douglas, a plus sized model and author in Significant Others novel Significant Others , the fifth book in Armistead Maupin s Tales of the City series Places Wren, Alabama , unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County Wren, Mississippi , village Wren, Ohio , village Wren, Oregon , unincorporated community Wren, Virginia , unincorporated community ... more details
parents murder. After being evacuated to a building in the hills, Tess raises the alarm to Wren, Tyron, and Conor using the summons rings which they began using after the events of Wren to the Rescue ...infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Wren s War image Image Wren s War Firebird 2004 .jpg prefer first edition image caption 2004 Firebird paperback edition cover author Sherwood Smith country USA language English language English series Wren series genre ... 14 240162 0 Firebird 2004 edition, paperback preceded by Wren s Quest followed by Wren Journeymage As of March 2007, Wren s War remains the final Wren book all of which are set in the east of the Great Desert region of Sartorias deles Wren s World that world . The sequel to Wren s War , tentatively titled Wren Journeymage , remains less than forthcoming. ref https www.sff.net people sherwood youngadult.html ... for all three books Firebird edition was done by the same person, then the cover art for Wren s War ... www.amazon.com dp 0142401625 Amazon.com Wren s War Wren Books Books Sherwood Smith Bot generated title ... Sartorias deles List of Nations Meldrith which had been feared in Wren to the Rescue . Senna Lirwan ... Rhisadel Queen . These events take place while Wren is on vacation in Alat Los . As part of the plot ... not yet evenly spread throughout Meldrith s lands. Wren and Tyron, having been successfully recalled ... when all seems lost. Idres Rhiscarlan supplies Wren with a shape change necklace. necklace Wren ... major earthquakes and other such damage. Wren observes that such an announcement would have been ..., he appears by teleportaion to disrupt the attempt, but Wren s tricky nature prevails, trapping ... tip of Samar Djur. Trivia It becomes noticeable that events cause Wren Sherwood Smith character Wren to transform into a different animal in each of the three books. A dog in Wren to the Rescue , a merfolk in Wren s Quest , and a bird in Wren s War . The only cover art which has not in any ... more details
The Wren Library applies to at least two famous library libraries in the UK that were designed by Sir Christopher Wren . Wren Library, Cambridge Wren Library, Lincoln disambig ... more details
Blue wren is a colloquial name used to refer to several species of wren Superb Fairy wren , found in southeastern Australia Splendid Fairy wren , found in central and southwestern Australia disambig ... more details
s house.jpg thumb left The white building on the left was Christopher Wren s house during St Paul s Cathedral building File Christopher Wren s house plaque.jpg thumb left Christopher Wren s house ... The WrenBuilding in his honor. Trivia At one time Wren was credited with the design of the King ...Infobox scientist name Sir Christopher Michael Wren F.R.S. image Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller 1711.jpg 300px image size 180px caption Sir Christopher Wren in Godfrey Kneller s 1711 portrait birth ... of Oxford known for Designer of 54 List of Christopher Wren churches in London churches including ... of London Great Fire footnotes Sir Christopher Wren Royal Society FRS 20 October 1632 &ndash 25 February ... web url http www.answers.com sir 20christopher 20wren title Wren, Sir Christopher Biography from ... for rebuilding List of Christopher Wren churches in London 51 churches in the City of London ... notable buildings by Wren include the Royal Naval College in Greenwich and the south front of Hampton Court Palace. Educated in Latin and Aristotelian physics at the University of Oxford , Wren was a notable ... Newton and Blaise Pascal . Biography Early life and education Wren was born at East Knoyle in Wiltshire , the only surviving son of Christopher Wren priest Christopher Wren DD 1589 1658 , at that time the rector of East Knoyle and later Dean of Windsor . A previous son of Dr Wren, also named Christopher ... occasionally into late twentieth century literature. As a child Wren seem d consumptive . ref C. Wren Parentalia, or, Memoirs of the family of the Wrens 1750 ref Although a sickly child, he would ... there, but little is known about Wren s life at Windsor. Little also is known of Wren s schooling thereafter ... politics or his own position. Some of Wren s youthful exercises preserved or recorded though ... Wren s elder sister Susan or Susanna in 1643. During this time period, Wren manifested an interest in the design and construction of mechanical instruments. It was probably through Holder that Wren ... more details
disambig Hunting the Wren may refer to Cutty Wren or its variants like The Hunting of the Wren a traditional English folk song Wren Day , also known as Wren s Day , Hunt the Wren Day or The Hunting of the Wrens , celebrated on 26 December in Ireland , the Isle of Man , Wales and Newfoundland and Labrador . ... more details
morefootnotes date October 2010 Taxobox name Eurasian Wren status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ... familia Troglodytidae genus Troglodytes wren Troglodytes small disputed small subgenus T. Nannus ... Linnaeus , 1758 synonyms Nannus troglodytes The Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes , is a very small bird , and the only member of the wren family Troglodytidae found in Eurasia . In Anglophone Europe , it is commonly known simply as the Wren . It was once lumped with Troglodytes hiemalis of eastern North America and Troglodytes pacificus of western North America as the Winter Wren. It is also ... of the Socorro Wren Thryomanes sissonii . Auk journal Auk 122 1 50 56. English with Spanish abstract ... Description File Troglodytes1.jpg right thumb Adult and chick The 9 to 10.5 cm long Wren is rufous brown ... subspecies orii , the Daito Winter Wren , became extinct around 1940 if it is indeed a valid ..., T. t. fridariensis , to Fair Isle . The St Kilda Wren is greyer above, whiter beneath, with more abundant bars on the back the Shetland Wren and Fair Isle Wren are darker. Taxonomy Recent ... species group within Troglodytes , and have shown that two other groups, the Timberline Wren Thryorchilus ... level designation of Troglodytes pacificus with the common name of Pacific Wren . By applying ... pmid 15347509 ref Ecology This small, stump tailed Wren is almost as familiar in Europe ... life Winter Wren BBC.co.uk ref When this bird is annoyed or excited, its call runs into an emphatic ... or harvestman The male Wren builds several bird nest nests , up to 6 or 7. These are called cock ... , lichen s or leaves is tucked into a hole in a wall, tree trunk, crack in a rock or corner of a building ... broods are reared. The eggs of the St. Kilda Wren are marginally larger and often more boldly ... territory. ref Burn J. L., 1996, Polygyny and the Wren, D.Phil thesis, University of Oxford ref Bigamy and trigamy are the most common forms of polygyny. Myths and legends In the European folklore, the Wren ... more details
on the sand. Wren s Nest Hill was extensively quarried during the Industrial Revolution for building ...about the Dudley Wren s Nest housing estate Wren s Nest Estate the U.S. National Historic Landmark in Atlanta, Georgia Joel Chandler Harris Home Image Wren s Nest Dudley Beach geograph.org.uk 2323268.jpg thumb right Dudley Beach , example of ripple marks. 250px The Wren s Nest is a Nature reserve United Kingdom National Nature Reserve NNR located to the north west of the town centre of Dudley , West Midlands county West Midlands , England . ref name dudley.gov.uk http www.dudley.gov.uk leisure and culture .... ref http www.bbc.co.uk blackcountry attractions wren nest nature reserve.shtml ref The caverns are also ... ref name defra cite web title Wren s Nest history set in stone url http adlib.everysite.co.uk adlib ... Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs accessdate 8 April 2012 ref The Wren s Nest National Nature Reserve Ancient history The Wren s Nest National Nature Reserve is world famous geologically ... fossil site in the British Isles, ref cite web title Wren s Nest url http users.hal pc.org hickmagp ... nnrwrens nest nnr fossils work Wren s Nest National Nature Reserve publisher Dudley Metropolitan ... Revolution, was born on Wren s Nest Hill in 1678. ref name news.bbc.co.uk The caves were mined ... s first industrial steam engine next to the Wren s Nest, which pumped water from mines and access tunnels ... in 1925, the site was abandoned. Recent history Wren s Nest was declared a National Nature Reserve ... In 2004, Wren s Nest and the nearby Dudley Castle Castle Hill were declared Scheduled Ancient Monuments ... for safety reasons. ref name defra The Wren s Nest is a site of special scientific interest SSSI , considered ... title Wren s Nest Site of Special Scientific Interest ref The Wren s Nest s geological value ... Dudley Council Wren s Nest Nature Reserve http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 5292682 Photos of some of the geological sites around the Wren s Nest locality References Reflist Category National ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Wren Natsworthy is a character from Philip Reeve s Mortal Engines Quartet ... in bravery and appearance is often noted in the series. Infernal Devices Wren first appears ... back to the outside world. However, the Lost Boys trick and steal the Tin Book off her. Wren ..., before Wren and Fishcake get to Grimsby, they come across Brighton, a Traction City of which Nimrod Pennyroyal is mayor. Brighton captures their limpet submarine and Wren is sold as a slave to Pennyroyal by Nabisco Skhin, a slave dealer and head of the Skhin Corporation. Wren spends the next ... who used to fly Green Storm tumblers. However he refuses, so Wren tries to steal Pennyroyal s air ... and escapes punishment. Meanwhile, her father, Tom, is captured by the Skhin Corporation and Wren is forced to steal back the Tin Book from Pennyroyal, who kept it after Wren was caught, for Skhin. Wren asks Theo Ngoni for help and he agrees. Together they steal the Tin Book from Pennyroyal s safe ... the same night Wren steals it. Wren and Theo are captured by the Green Storm who take the Tin Book ... airship which Pennyroyal took in Predator s Gold . However, Wren has learned from Pennyroyal about ... is about to kill Pennyroyal until Wren blurts out her secret. Tom confronts Hester, who flees into the desert, in despair. Tom suffers a heart attack but Wren and Theo help him and Pennyroyal onto the Jenny Haniver and fly off. A Darkling Plain Wren and her father have been traveling and trading ... ,however, gives her name as Cruwys Morchard and denies knowing Tom. Tom is unsatisfied and Wren ... and begin preparations. Tom and Wren move the Jenny Haniver to Wolf s suburb, Harrowbarrow ..., they are forbidden to leave, making Wren suspicious. After some snooping around, Wren and Wolf stumble on to New London, a town which the Londoners are building, powered by magnetic levitation ... to London with Harrowbarrow to devour their new city. A few weeks later, Wren is on a patrol ... more details
distinguish HMS Wrenn Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wren after the wren bird . HMS Wren D88 Wren , a V and W class destroyer launched at Yarrow Shipbuilders Yarrow in 1919 and sunk by aircraft off Aldeburgh on 27 July 1940. HMS Wren U28 Wren , a Black Swan class sloop Modified Black Swan class sloop launched on 11 August 1942 and, as part of Captain Frederic John Walker Frederic Walker s Second Escort Group, assisted in the sinking of several U boat s. Broken up in 1956. References colledge cite web url http uboat.net allies warships ship 3921.html title HMS Wren ii U 28 work Uboat.net accessdate 2006 12 17 cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk ww2peopleswar stories 63 a5024963.shtml title WW2 People s War Walkers Own HMS Wren work WW2 People s War BBC website accessdate 2006 12 17 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Wren, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Wren ... more details
Southern House Wren in S o Paulo Botanic Garden Brazil . It is sometimes considered a distinct species ... for food. ref is a genus of small passerine birds in the wren family. These wrens are around ... species are found in temperate latitudes The House Wren occurs widely in both tropical and temperate lowlands, but is frequently split into several species. Until recently, the hardy Winter Wren was believed ... into three species, of which the Eurasian Wren is the only wren of any genus found outside the New World . The Cobb s Wren of the Falkland Islands is another species which tolerates harsh conditions ... Wren will roost communally in a cavity in cold weather to help conserve heat. Systematics and species The closest living relatives of this genus are possibly the Timberline Wren and the Cistothorus ... A number of the Troglodytes species, such as the Clarion Wren, were formerly considered subspecies of the House Wren, and it has been argued that at least the tropical forms of the House Wren should be further split as the Southern House Wren, Troglodytes musculus . ref noted in Howell & Webb 1995 ref The Socorro Wren, in older times placed into Thryomanes Bewick s Wren , is actually a close relative of the House Wren complex, as indicated by manners, song, plumage, etc ref Howell & Webb ... analysis. ref name martinezgomezetal2005 Mart nez G mez et al. 2005 ref The Winter Wren is less .... Species House Wren , Troglodytes aedon taxonomy needs revision Northern House Wren, Troglodytes aedon aedon group Brown throated Wren , Troglodytes aedon brunneicollis group Southern House Wren, Troglodytes aedon musculus group Cozumel Wren, Troglodytes aedon beani Guadeloupe Wren, Troglodytes ... Wren, Troglodytes aedon martinicensis taxonomic status unresolved possibly extinct c.1890 Clarion Wren , Troglodytes tanneri formerly included in T. aedon Socorro Wren , Troglodytes sissonii formerly included in T. aedon Cobb s Wren , Troglodytes cobbi formerly included in T. aedon Rufous browed Wren ... more details
Notability Astro date February 2012 Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Wren symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer E. Bowell discovery site Flagstaff AM discovered December 14, 1982 designations yes mp name 3062 alt names 1982 XC named after Christopher Wren mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.3494229 perihelion 2.6889059 semimajor eccentricity 0.1093874 period 1916.1458387 avg speed inclination 11.33840 asc node 110.40429 mean anomaly 352.55330 arg peri 270.69053 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo 0.1357 temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 10.80 3062 Wren 1982 XC is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on December 14, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff AM . References references External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 3062 Wren JPL Small Body Database Browser on 3062 Wren Minor planets navigator 3061 Cook 3063 Makhaon Small Solar System bodies DEFAULTSORT Wren Category Discoveries by Edward L. G. Bowell Category Main Belt asteroids Category Asteroids named for people Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1982 beltasteroid stub de 3062 Wren eo 3062 Wren fa it 3062 Wren la 3062 Wren hu 3062 Wren ja pl 3062 Wren pt 3062 Wren sk 3062 Wren sr 3062 Wren uk 3062 vi 3062 Wren yo 3062 Wren ... more details
morefootnotes date October 2010 Taxobox name Pacific Wren status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name BirdLife cite web title BirdLife International Species factsheet Troglodytes troglodytes author publisher BirdLife International url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 6968&m 0 accessdate 2007 11 20 ref image Troglodytes pacificus young US NPS.jpg image width image caption a juvenile in California, USA regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Troglodytidae genus Troglodytes wren Troglodytes small disputed small subgenus T. Nannus species T. pacificus binomial Troglodytes pacificus binomial authority S. F. Baird, 1864 synonyms Nannus pacificus The Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus is a very small North America n bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae . It was once lumped with Troglodytes hiemalis of eastern North America and Troglodytes troglodytes of Eurasia as the Winter Wren. It breeds along the Pacific coast from Alaska to California and inland as far as Wyoming and the Black Hills of South Dakota . It migrates through and winters across the western half of the United States and Canada . The scientific name is taken from the Greek language Greek word troglodytes from trogle a hole, and dyein to creep , meaning cave dweller , and refers to its habit of disappearing ... Wren . By applying a molecular clock to the amount of mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence between ... doi 10.1098 rspb.2004.2803 pmid 15347509 ref Ecology The Pacific Wren nests mostly in coniferous forest ... into a hole in a wall, tree trunk, crack in a rock or corner of a building, but it is often ... Winter Wren Page http www.sdakotabirds.com species winter wren info.htm South Dakota Birds Winter Wren Page Category Birds of Canada Wren, Winter Category Birds of the United States Wren, Winter Category Native birds of Alaska Wren, Winter Category North American migratory birds Wren, Winter Category ... more details
morefootnotes date October 2010 Taxobox name Winter Wren status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name BirdLife cite web title BirdLife International Species factsheet Troglodytes troglodytes author publisher BirdLife International url http www.birdlife.org datazone species index.html?action SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid 6968&m 0 accessdate 2007 11 20 ref image Troglodytes hiemalis Chicago IL.jpg image width 300px image caption a migrant photographed in Chicago , IL, USA regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Troglodytidae genus Troglodytes wren Troglodytes small disputed small subgenus T. Nannus species T. hiemalis binomial Troglodytes hiemalis binomial authority Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Viellot , 1819 synonyms Olbiorchilus hiemalis br Nannus hiemalis The Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae . It was once lumped with Troglodytes pacificus of western North America and Troglodytes troglodytes of Eurasia under the name Winter Wren. It breeds in coniferous forest s from British Columbia to the Atlantic Ocean. It migrates through and winters across southeastern Canada , the eastern half the United States and rarely north eastern Mexico . Small ... level designation of Troglodytes pacificus with the common name of Pacific Wren . By applying ... pmid 15347509 ref Ecology The Winter Wren nests mostly in coniferous forests, especially those ..., tree trunk, crack in a rock or corner of a building, but it is often built in bushes, overhanging ... AllAboutBirds BirdGuide Winter Wren.html Cornell Lab of Ornithology Winter Wren Page http www.sdakotabirds.com species winter wren info.htm South Dakota Birds Winter Wren Page Category Birds of Canada Wren, Winter Category Birds of the United States Wren, Winter Category North American migratory birds Wren, Winter Category Fauna of the Arctic Link FA ru als Zaunk nig ast Troglodytes ... more details
Image MSMap doton Wren.png right 200px Location of Wren, Mississippi Wren is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Monroe County, Mississippi Monroe County , Mississippi . Wren is sited at coord 33 58 18 N 88 35 59 W between Amory, Mississippi Amory and Okolona, Mississippi Okolona . According to the United States Geological Survey , a variant name is Wrens . New Wren is located at coord 33 58 18 N 88 36 48 W on U.S. Route 45 , near its intersection with U.S. Route 278 . References cite web url Gnis3 679885 title Wren work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 2006 04 14 cite web url Gnis3 674860 title New Wren work Geographic Names Information System publisher United States Geological Survey accessdate 2006 04 14 Monroe County, Mississippi Mississippi geo stub Category Populated places in Monroe County, Mississippi Category Unincorporated communities in Mississippi vo Wren Mississippi ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Peruvian Wren image status LC status system iucn3.1 status ref ref IUCN2007 assessors BirdLife International year 2006 id 52004 title Cinnycerthia peruana downloaded 2007 07 25 ref regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Troglodytidae genus Cinnycerthia species C. peruana binomial Cinnycerthia peruana binomial authority Jean Cabanis Cabanis , 1873 synonyms The Peruvian Wren Cinnycerthia peruana is a species of bird in the Troglodytidae family. It formerly included the Sepia brown Wren or Sharpe s Wren C. olivascens and the Fulvous Wren C. fulva as subspecies , but with all three under the common name Sepia brown Wren. As presently defined, the Peruvian Wren is Endemism endemic to dense undergrowth of humid Andean forests in Peru . References Reflist Category Birds of South America Category Birds of Peru Category Cinnycerthia Troglodytidae stub es Cinnycerthia peruana pt Cinnycerthia peruana sv Perug rdsmyg ... more details
Taxobox name Musician Wren image CyphorhinusKeulemans.jpg image caption Subspecies C. a. salvini left , and C. a. modulator right , illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans Keulemans , 1881 status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Wren Troglodytidae genus Cyphorhinus species C. arada binomial Cyphorhinus arada binomial authority Johann Hermann Hermann , 1783 synonyms Cyphorhinus salvini Cyphorhinus modulator The Musician Wren or Organ Wren Cyphorhinus arada is a species of wren named for its elaborate song. It is native to the Amazon Rainforest in South America , and west and southwestwards into the Amazonian Andes. Infonatura Rangemap In Brazilian Portuguese Portuguese it is known as Uirapuru or many other variants of this name, all based on the Tupi language Tupi wirapu ru . Especially in Brazil , the Musician Wren is the subject of several legends and fables, most relating to its loud and beautiful song. One of these tells that when it starts singing all other birds stop their song to hear it. The Musician Wren is also believed to bring good luck, which leads some people to kill it in order to have it stuffed ... Wren, due to its large range and being locally fairly common, is not considered Threatened ... of the Musician Wren. Xeno Canto America. http www.mma.gov.br port cgmi nossoamb cantoaves wav uirapuru.au Song of a Musician Wren in au file format au format , from the Brazilian Government . Category Cyphorhinus Category Birds of the Amazon Basin Wren, Musician Category Birds of the Guianas Wren, Musician Category Birds of Venezuela Wren, Musician Category Birds of Colombia Category Birds of Ecuador Wren, Musician Category Birds of Peru Wren, Musician Category Birds of Bolivia Wren, Musician Category Birds of Guyana Wren, Musician Category Birds of Suriname Wren, Musician Category Birds of French Guiana Wren, Musician Category Birds of Brazil Wren, Musician Troglodytidae stub es Cyphorinus ... more details
about the celebration on December 26th in Ireland and other countries the English folk song Cutty WrenWren day also known as Wren s day , Hunt the Wren Day or The Hunting of the Wrens lang ga L an Dreoil n celebrated on 26 December, St. Stephen s Day . The tradition consists of hunting a fake wren ... WrenWren also pronounced as the Wran fact date December 2011 by dressing up in masks, straw suits ..., an actual bird was hunted by Wrenboys on St. Stephen s Day. The captured wren was tied to the Wrenboy leader s staff pole. The captured wren would be kept alive as the popular mummers parade song ..., wreaths and flowers, as well as the Wren, was the centre of the dance. Over time, the live ... Europe, which by itself is already indicative of a Celtic origin theorise that the Wren celebration ... used the wren in augury and might have studied its flight, amongst other birds, to derive ... or midwinter sacrifice and or celebration, as Celtic mythology considered the Wren a symbol of the past year see Handbook of Birds of the World the European wren is known for its habit of singing even in mid winter, and sometimes explicitly called Winter Wren Celtic names of the Wren draouennig .... Various associated legends exist, such as a Wren being responsible for betraying Irish soldiers who ... times. Despite the abandonment of the wren killing practice, devoted Wrenboys continue to ensure that the Gaels Gaelic tradition of celebrating the Wren continues although it is no longer widespread. ref http irelandsown.net wrenday.html ref Similar traditions of hunting the Wren have been claimed ..., 9781595479594. pp.294 295 ref . Songs In 1955 Liam Clancy recorded The Wran Song the Wren ... the King , which is along similar lines. They made another version, The Cutty Wren , on their album Time . Hunting the Wren is on John Kirkpatrick musician John Kirkpatrick s album Wassail . The Chieftains ... in the 1990s fact date December 2011 . See also St. Stephen s Day Jonkonnu parades Cutty Wren Mummer ... more details
range map width range map caption Distribution map of the Cactus Wren. The Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus is a species of wren that is native to the Southwestern United States southwestern United States southwards to central Mexico . Description File Cactus wren in Joshua Tree NP.jpg thumb upright left In Joshua Tree National Park The Cactus Wren is the largest North America n wren , at convert 18 23 cm in abbr on long. Unlike the smaller wrens, the Cactus Wren is easily seen. It has the loud voice characteristic of wrens. The Cactus Wren is much less shy than most of the family. Its ... sexual dimorphism . Diet The Cactus Wren primarily eats insects, including ant s, beetle s, grasshopper ... begins late in the morning and is versatile the cactus wren will search under leaves and ground ... The Cactus Wren forms permanent pair bond s, and the pairs defend a territory animal territory where ... in Tucson File Cactus Wren on a saguaro cactus.jpg in Sabino Canyon, Arizona File Joshua Tree NP Cactus Wren 2a.JPG Vocalizing in Joshua Tree National Park File Joshua Tree NP Cactus Wren 3b.JPG in Joshua ... . File Cactus Wren nest in Teddy bear Cholla.jpg thumb left Cactus Wren nest in the arms of a Cylindropuntia ... Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus http www.tolweb.org movies Certhioidea 67306 Cactus Wren videos Tree of Life http ibc.lynxeds.com species cactus wren campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Cactus Wren ... Wren Photographs South Dakota Birds and Birding http www.bird stamps.org cspecies 13501000.htm Stamps ... All&RESULTS 25 Cactus Wren photos VIREO see RangeMap at www.natureserve.org then InfoNatura Category ... Wren, Cacus Category Endemic birds of Southwestern North America Wren, Cacus Category Native birds of the Southwestern United States Wren, Cacus Category Fauna of Northern Mexico Wren, Cacus Category Fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert Wren, Cacus Category Fauna of the Sonoran Desert Wren, Cacus Category Fauna of the Mojave Desert Wren, Cacus Category Fauna of the Lower Colorado River Valley Wren ... more details
about the North American bird the New Zealand bird New Zealand Rockwren Taxobox name Rock Wren status LC status system IUCN3.1 image Rock Wren.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Wren Troglodytidae genus Salpinctes genus authority Jean Cabanis Cabanis , 1847 species S. obsoletus binomial Salpinctes obsoletus binomial authority Thomas Say Say , 1823 The Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus is a small songbird of the wren family. It is the Monotypic taxon only species in the genus Salpinctes . The 12 cm long adults have grey brown upperparts with small black and white spots and pale grey underparts with a light brown rump. They have a light grey line over the eye, a long slightly decurved thin beak bill , a long barred tail and dark legs. Their breeding ... Rock Wren by John Audubon http www.birds.cornell.edu AllAboutBirds BirdGuide Rock Wren.html Rock Wren Cornell Lab of Ornithology http enature.com fieldguides detail.asp?allSpecies y&searchText rock 20wren&curGroupID 1&lgfromWhere &curPageNum 1 Rock Wren eNature.com http sdakotabirds.com species rock wren info.htm Rock Wren South Dakota Birds http www.mbr pwrc.usgs.gov id framlst i7150id.html Rock Wren USGS Patuxent Bird Information http vireo.acnatsci.org search.html?Form Search&SEARCHBY Common&KEYWORDS ... All&RESULTS 24 Rock Wren photo gallery VIREO see a good RangeMap maps, lists, etc at www.natureserve.org ... America Wren, Rock Category Birds of Canada Wren, Rock Category Birds of the United States Wren, Rock Category Native birds of the Western United States Wren, Rock Category Birds of Mexico Wren, Rock Category Birds of Baja Peninsula Mexico Wren, Rock Category Birds of Central America Wren, Rock Category Birds of Guatemala Wren, Rock Category Birds of Honduras Wren, Rock Category Birds of El Salvador Wren, Rock Category Birds of Nicaragua Wren, Rock Category Birds of Costa Rica Wren, Rock Category Western North American migratory birds Wren, Rock Category Monotypic bird genera Category ... more details
Gordon Wren January 5, 1919 November 25, 1999 was an United States American Ski jumping ski jumper who competed in the 1940s. He finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz . He died in Steamboat Springs, Colorado of cancer at age 80. ref name Obit http www.infoplease.com ipa A0781948.html Obituary ref References reflist External links FIS S JP ID 66940 name G. Wren Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Wren, Gordon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American ski jumper DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1919 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1999 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Wren, Gordon Category 1919 births Category 1999 deaths Category American ski jumpers Category Ski jumpers at the 1948 Winter Olympics US skijumping bio stub de Gordon Wren fr Gordon Wren ... more details
Aquilla Wren was a store owner in Peoria, Illinois in the 1830s and 1840s. He came of note as a result of a divorce proceeding in which Abraham Lincoln was involved. Divorce proceedings Aquilla Wren and Clarissa Wren achieved some fame and notoriety as part of a sensational divorce case in Peoria, Illinois . After Aquilla Wren, a merchant in Peoria, divorced Clarissa Jones Wren, she pursued an alimony payment from him despite significant cultural and legal obstacles. Even after Aquilla Wren died during the course of the proceedings, Clarissa Wren continued the case, which eventually wound up in the Illinois Supreme Court . ref Our Folk genealogy Pages by Albert Hart. http www.renderplus.com hartgen htm hart.htm name15 Amaziah Hart ref Aquilla Wren 1797 1844 and Clarissa Jones b. 1811 married in Jackson County, Ohio , in January 1826. In 1830 the Wrens moved to Peoria, where he opened a dry goods store, purchased land, and became one of the town s leading merchants. Abraham Lincoln came to Peoria in 1844 to get involved in the divorce case. Aquilla Wren was granted a decree after a finding by a jury that his wife Clarissa had been guilty of misconduct. Lincoln seems to have come into the case late in the term of court when he assisted Elihu H. Powell and William F. Bryan in their efforts to obtain a new trial. ref name ReferenceA In Tender Consideration Women, Families, and the Law in Abraham Lincoln s Illinois. Edited by Daniel W. Stowell 2002 ref During the course of the trial, Clarissa Wren married Amaziah Hart in Peoria. Because of the doctrine of coverture , in which the wife s legal personality was subsumed into that of her husband, Amaziah Hart became a party to the case. ref name ReferenceA This case was important because it was one of the first cases in Illinois to challenge the patriarchal system and assert the rights of women. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Wren, Aquilla Category People from Peoria, Illinois ... more details
Infobox company name Wren Kitchens logo File Wren Kitchens logo.jpg type Private industry Manufacturer ... Wren Kitchens is a privately owned British designer, manufacturer and retailer of fully ... headquarters in Howden , in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . History Wren Kitchens was founded ... team behind Wren has 35 years experience within the kitchen market in both the UK and USA ... business. Wren Kitchens was established in 2009, offering customers fully assembled kitchen units as opposed to the traditional flat pack. More recently Wren has launched a bedroom range. Production plant Wren manufactures its kitchen and newly introduced bedroom furniture, to the highest standards ... manufacturing processes and sourcing components from UK based companies where possible. All Wren designer .... Showrooms Wren products are sold exclusively through its own retail outlets, a growing network of out of town showrooms. Between 2009 and 2011, Wren opened showrooms in Aberdeen , Aintree , Basildon .... The new Wren Bedroom range is in the Hull and Huddersfield showrooms. Wren showrooms display ... time, by Wren s own fleet ref name Wren Kitchens Adds 16 Montracons to Fleet cite web url http www.roadtransport.com Articles 2010 04 23 135990 Wren Kitchens adds 16 Montracons to fleet.htm title Wren Kitchens Adds 16 Montracons to Fleet ref direct from the factory. Wren offers a free home measure service ... up to four years interest free credit provided by Hitachi Finance Related companies Wren Kitchens ... and electrical goods. Consumer confidence In 2011, Wren launched a bid to protect consumer confidence ... deposit would not be left out of pocket. ref name Wren Kitchens fly rescue Moben sinks cite web url http news.yahoo.com wren kitchens fly rescue moben sinks 150609879.html title Wren Kitchens fly ... a7f7 11e0 afc2 0144feabdc0.html axzz1U5qdP48O title Aggressive Expansion of Wren Kitchens brings downfall for HomeForm Group ref the aggressive expansion of Wren Kitchens and Bedrooms was cited as the reason ... more details
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