TROGLODYTIDJi — Til !•; W KENS. 



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Back without streaks. Xo distinct superciliary stripe. Troglodytes. 



Bill curved, sub-conical. Tail as long as wing. Subgenus 'I'rixjlodytes. 

 Bill straight, subulate. Tail much shorter tlian wing. 



Subgenus ,1 n o rtli u r a . 

 Back streaked with black and white. Cistothorus. 



Bill short, stout ; its depth equal to one hall' its length from 

 the nostril; gonys straight or even convex, ascending. Crowu 

 streaked ; no distinct superciliary stripe. Subgenus C i xtotli n r u .f . 

 Bill elongated, slender ; its depth le.ss than one third its length 

 from the nostril; gonys slightly concave, declining. Crowu not 

 streaked; a conspicuous superciliary .stripe. Subgenus I'elmatodyies. 



Genus CAMPYLORHYNCHUS, Spix. 



Campylorhipichus, Spix, Av. 

 viirieytilus, Gmel.) 



Bras. I, 1824, 



(T3'pi', C. scolopacerus, Snx = Tardus 



than the head, without notch 



G-EN. Ch.\r. Bill stout, compressed, as long as, 

 or rictal bristles; culmen and com- 

 missure curved ; gonys nearly straight. 

 Nostrils in the antero-inferior part of 

 nasal groove, in advance of the frontal 

 feathers, with an overhanging scale 

 with thickened edge, as in Tliryotho- 

 rus ; sometimes, as in the type, re- 

 duced to a slight ridge along the upper 

 side of the nasal groove. Lateral sep- 

 tum not projecting below or anterior- 

 ly into the nasal cavity, but concealed 

 by the nasal scale. Tarsus a little 

 longer than middle toe and claw ; 

 claws strong, much curved, and very 

 sharp ; middle toe witli basal joint 

 adherent almost throughout. Wmgs Campylorhynchm bmnnekaplUia. 



and tail about equal, the latter graduated ; the exterior webs of lateral feathers broad. 



This genus embraces the largest species of the family, and i.s well re])- 

 resented in Middle and South America, two species only reacliiug into 

 North America, mIucIi may be distinguished as follows : — 



Top of head and post-ocular .stripe reddish-brown; back streaked longitudi- 

 nally and linearly with white. All the feathers beneath conspicuously .spotted. 

 Crissum and flanks with rounded or elongated spots. Iris reddish. Nostrils 

 inferior, linear, overhung by a scale. Nests large and purse-shaped; eggs whit«, 

 profusely marked with salmon-colored or reddish spots. 



a. Spots much larger on throat and jugulum than elsewhere. Inner wobs 

 of second to fifth tail-feathers (between middle and outer feathers) black, 

 except at tips. Length, 8.00 ; wing, 3.40 ; tail, 3.55. Hnb. Adjacent bor- 

 ders of United States and Mexico brnnneicapillus. 



h. Spots on throat and jugulum liltU' larger than elsewhere. Inner webs of 

 intermediate tail-feathers banded with white like the outer. Length, 7.50. 

 Hah. Cape St. Lucas "#«"• 



