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Troglodytes troglodytes troglodytes (L.)- Wren. 

 Fr. Roiiclct ; dr. Zaunkoni;; ; Hal. Scriccitjlo ; Sii'cd. Garclsmyg. 



^ $ Above red brown, wilh narrow dark bars on wings and 

 tail and also on back in some ; beneath brownish cream, barred 

 generally only on flanks and abdomen ; 2nd primary as long as 

 longest secondary. Bill dark brown above, pale horn below. 

 Legs and feet pale brown. Wing $ 45-50. 9 45-47- Tarsus 

 17-18-5. Bill 9-10. 



i>Vt'tv/j.— British Isles ; Continental Europe north to about 

 Arctic Circle, east to Urals, south to Orenburg, Volga, and 

 Mediterranean. Resident except extreme north ; in S. Europe 

 chiefly in mountains. 



T. troglodytes islandicus Hartert. Much larger and with a 

 stronger bill; above darker brown. Wing(^6o. Tarsus 21. Bill 11. 



Resident. — Iceland. 



T. troglodytes borealis Fischer. More olive brown than 

 "troglodytes," also somewhat larger. Wing ^ 49-55 (H.). 

 Tarsus 20. 



Resident. — Faroe Islands. 



T. troglodytes zetlandicus Hartert. Upper parts, especially 

 crown, darker than in "troglodytes." Bill thicker and stronger. 

 Wing ^ 49-53, ? 47-52. Tarsus 19-20. Bill 11- 12. 



Resident. — Shetland Isles. 



T. troglodytes hirtensis Seebohm. Paler than " troglodytes," 

 supercilium whiter, barring both above and below heavier. Bill 

 thicker and stronger. Wing ^ 51-53, ? 47-52. Tarsus 18-19. 

 Bill 10-11. 



Resident.— '^i Kilda. 



T. troglodytes kabylorum Harterl. Bill longer and stronger 

 than in "troglodytes"; upper parts less rufous and less barring 

 beneath. Wing ^ 44-46, ^ 41. Tarsus 17-19. Bill lo-ii. 



Resident. — N.W. Africa (Tunis to Morocco), Balearic Islands, 

 S. Spain (Algeciras). 



T. troglodytes koenigi Schiebel. Closely resembles "kaby- 

 lorum" ; 2nd primary longer than secondaries; flanks usually 

 strongly barred. 



Resident. — Corsica and .Sardinia. 



