TROrxLODYTID^E — THE WRENS — SALPINCTES. 



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This interesting analogue of the Upper California species is extremely 

 abundant at Cape .St. Lucas, and will doubtless be detected in time, in 

 Southern California and Arizona. The haljits of the two birds are very sim- 

 ilar, both liuilding au iiuniuuse ne.st of dry grass, and laying a large salmon- 



colored egg. 



Genus SALPINCTES, Cabanis. 



Salpincles, Cab.\nis, Wicgmann's Archiv, 1847, I. .32.3. 



Gkx. C'n.vu. Bill as long a? tlio head ; all the outlines nearly- straight to the tip, then 

 dccurved ; nostrils oval. Feet weak ; tarsi ileeidedly longer than the middle toe ; outer 

 lateral toe much longer, reacliing to the base of the middle claw, and equal to the hinder. 



S. obsoletit 



Wings about one fifth longer than the tail ; the exposed jiortion of the first primary about 

 half that of the second, ami two fifths of the fourth and fifth. Tail feathers very broad, 

 plane, nearly even or slightly rounded ; die lateral moderately graduated. 



S. obsotetus. 



