30. THRYOPniLus. 207 



2. Thryophilus leucotis *. 



Thryotliorus leucotis, Lafr. Rev. Zuul. 1845, p. 338 ; Bp. Consp. i. 



p. 221 ; Teh. Oni. Bras. p. 47. 

 Thryothorus albipectiis, Cab. in Schomb. lieis. Gui'an. iii. p. G73. 

 Troglodytes leucotis, Grai/, Gen. B. i. p. 158 ; id. Haiul-l. B. i. 



p. 18!), no. 2573. 

 Troglodytes albipectus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 190, no. 2597. 

 Thryophilus leucotis, *S'e/. Sf- Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 6. 



Adult male (San Esteban, Venezuela, Feb. 2, 1868 ; A. Goering). 

 General colour above rufescent brown, the head like the back ; 

 wing- coverts like the back, the greater scries with dusky blackish 

 bars ; qnills dusky brown, externally a- little darker rufous-brown 

 than the back, che(iuered on the outer web with blackish bars, 

 which in the inner secondaries extend across both webs ; tail- 

 fcatliers light rufous, barred with blackish brown, these bars broken 

 and zigzag on some of the feathers ; an indistinct eyebrow of greyish 

 white; cheeks and car-coverts greyish white, the latter distinctly 

 streaked with blackish edgings to the feathers ; sides of neck dull 

 ashy grey washed with brown ; throat white, paling into the fawn- 

 colour of the rest of the under surface ; centre of abdomen bufFy 

 white, as also the inside of the thighs ; luidcr wing-coverts and 

 edge of wing dull whitish, with dusky bases to the feathers ; quills 

 dull brown below, greyish white along the edge of the inner web, 

 fulvous towards the tip. Total length 5-5 inches, culmen 0-75, 

 wing 2-5.5, tail 2, tarsus 0*9. {Mus. Sahin and Godman.) 



The Venezuelan bird is specifically the same as that from Bogota. 

 The skin described is in better condition than that in the Museum 

 from the last-named locality, and was made the subject of my 

 descri])tion on that account. Certain slight differences exist in the 

 Amazonian skins, such as the broader barring of the tail-feathers 

 &c., and it is possible that there are other races yet to be 

 determined. 



Schomburgk's Wren inhabits Guiana, Venezuela, and Colombia, 

 extending over the Upper Amazonian region into iJolivia. 



a. Ad. sb. Cayenne. Baron Laugier. 



b. Ad. sk. Bogota. Purchased. 



c. $ ad. sk. Lower ITcavali, E. Bartlett [C.]. 



April 12; 1865. 



d. Ad. sk. Bolivia. Mr. Bridges [C.]. 



3. Thryophilus minor. 



Thryothorus minor, Peh. Orn. Bras. pp. 47, G6. 

 Troglodytes minor, Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 189, no. 2577. 



Adidt. Upper surface of body greyish olive, slightly washed with 

 rufous, the rump and the tail more rufescent ; the, wings externally 



* Thryothorus andax, Tschiuli, Faun. Peruan. p. 185, appears to me to be a 

 synonym of T. leucotis ; but it is difficult to tell from the description aloue. 



