29. CAMPYLORltyxCHUS. 189 



Kampilorhyiiclms scolopaceiis, Less. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. .326. 

 Campylorhynchus rariegatus, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 159; Cab. Mus. 



Hein, i. p. 80; Burm. Th. Bras. "iii. p. 1.31 ; Scluter, Cat. Amer. B. 



p. K) ; Graij, Iland-l. B. i. p. 192, no. 2634 ; Bek. Orn. Bras. 



pp. 49, 414; Sd. i^- Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 5. 



Arhth. General colour above nearly uniform brown, the feathers 

 margined with ashy brown, somewhat more rufesccnt on the lower 

 back and rump ; upper tail-covorts barred with pale rufescent brown : 

 tail nearly uniform, the feathers Avith pale rufous-brown indenta- 

 tions or margins on the outer web ; least wiug-coverts like the back, 

 and edged with ashy brown ; remainder of the wing-coverts and 

 quills dark brown, edged or indented with rufous-brown ; lores and 

 a streak over the eye dull white ; cheeks and ear-coverts white, 

 mottled with dusky brown margins to the feathers ; throat white, 

 unspotted ; remainder of under surface of body white, the sides and 

 under tail-coverts pale rufous buff ; the fore neck, breast, and abdo- 

 men spotted with dark brown, the sides of the body and under tail- 

 coverts barred with the same colour ; under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries pale rufous-buff, spotted with darker brown ; quills dusky 

 brown below, pale rufous-buff along the edge of the inner web ; 

 " upper mandible greyish brown, lower one whitish flesh-brown ; feet 

 lead-colour ; iris reddish brown " (Prince Ma.v. of jVenwied). Total 

 length 8 inches, cuimen 0-9, wing 3-55, tail .3-5," tarsus 1-1. 



Yonng. Differs from the adult in having the mantle and back 

 barred with dull whitish, as well as the wing-coverts ; the lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail-coverts narrowly barred with rufous ; 

 underneath, the throat is dull white, the spots on the breast are 

 smaller, and the bars on the flanks and under tail-coverts are 

 narrow. 



The Brazilian Cactus-Wren inhabits Brazil and Amazonia. It 

 appears to be most plentiful in the neighbourhood of Bahia. 



a, b. Ad. sk. Babia. Purchased, 



c, d. Juv. sk. Brazil. Purcliased. 



«■• Ad. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



/. Iiuni. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



G. Campylorhynchus hypostictus. 



Campvlorhvnchus hvpostictus, Gould, P. Z. S: 18~)5, p. 68; Sclater, 

 Proc. Phi/ad. Acad. 18oG, viii. p. 204; Scl. ^- Salr. P.Z. S. 18C.6, 

 p. 178 ; Grai/, Hand-l. B. i. p. 192, no. 2643 ; Scl. S,- Sa'.v. Nomencl. 

 Av. Scotr. p. 5. 



Campylorhynchus striaticollis, fid. P. Z. S. 18", p. 272 ; id. Cat. 

 Amer. B. p. 16; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 192, no. 2651. 



Adult female. General colour above nearly uniform brown ; the 

 feathers of the upper surface margined with didl ashy, those of the 

 lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts with pale rufescent brown, 

 tbe latter narrowly barred with blackish brown ; tail-feathers 

 uniform brown, with indications of dusky cross bars in certain 

 lights, and remains of pale rufous edgings on some of the feathers ; 

 ■wing-covcrts like the back, edged with duU ashv, the greater series 



