niRDS — LIOTRICHIDAE — CIIAMAEA TASCIATA. 



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(treaka of dusky on the throat and breast. Sidos and under tail coverts tinged with uhvo brown. Lorca and a npot above tho 

 eye obscurely whiti^ih. Tail reatiiom with obsolete transverse bars. Length, C inches ; wing, 2.Q5; tail, 3.50. (2934.) 

 Hob. — Coast of California. 



This curious species is very different in appearance from the Nortli American wrens. The 

 colors are very simple, and the female differs from the above description only in being rather 

 smaller and with tho reddish of the under parts less distinct ; the whitish spot over the eyo 

 scarcely recognisable. 



List of specimens. 



Catja. No. 



3339 

 5924 

 7163 

 7164 



Sex. 



Locality. 



California 



Santa aara, Cal 



Sacramento valley, Nov. 1855 ^ 



do 



Fort Tejon, Cal. 



Whence obtained. 



S. F. Baird 



Dr. Cooper 



Lt. Williamsou. 

 do 



John Xantua de Vesey . 



Collected by- 



Dr. Gambfl. 



Dr. Heermann. 

 do 



' Length, 6.75 ; Extent, 7.00 ; Iris, white. 



