216 TIMELIICE. 



14. ThryopMlus semibadius. 



Thrvotlioms semibadiiis, Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 181. 

 TLryophilus semibadius, Scl. Sf Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neofr. p. 7 ; 

 Salv. c^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 88, tab. vi. tig. 3. 



Adult (type of species). General colour above uniform deep - 

 chestnut, the upper tail-coverts alone with a few blackish bars ; 

 wing-coverts blackish, with narrow wavy white cross lines on the 

 lesser and median series, the gTeater coverts blackish, externally 

 notched with white or reddish white, the inner secondaries reddish 

 like the back, barred with black ; primary-coverts blackish, with a 

 slight notched edging of white ; quills blackish brown, the prima- 

 ries notched arid the secondaries barred with light reddish brown, 

 the notches on the primaries paler and more f ulvescent ; tail 

 blackish, the feathers minutely notched on the outer web with buify 

 white, the outer feathers and the centre ones barred with the same ; 

 from the base of the biU to the sides of the nape a distinct line of 

 white, bordered above with black, and forming an eyebrow ; the 

 lores white, edged with black, and encroaching on the forehead ; 

 sides of face white streaked with black, the feathers being edged 

 with the latter colour, the upper margin of the ear-coverts black 

 with tiny white streaks ; throat white ; remainder of under surface 

 from the lower throat downwards white, profusely barred with 

 blackish, the bars widening on the lower abdomen, flanks, and under 

 tail-coverts, which are also slightly tinged with nifous ; under wing- 

 coverts and axiUaries like the breast, but rather more narrowly 

 barred ; quills dusky brown below, ashy brown along the edge of 

 the inner web. Total length 5-3 inches, culmen 0-85, wing 2-6, 

 tail 2-1, tarsus 0"9. (J/ms. Sah'iyi and Gudman.) 



The Chestnut-backed Wren is only known from Panama. 



a. Imm. sk. Bibala, Panama. ^h: E. Ai'ce [C.]. 



15. Thryophilus castaneus. 



Tbryothorus nigricapillus ?, Lau-r. Ann. Lijc. X. Y. vii. p. 293 (wee 



Sclater). 

 Thrvothorus castaneus, Later. Ann. Lye. K. Y. vii. p. -321 : Scl &■ 



Salr. P. Z. S. 18G4, p. 34i:; ; Salr. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 131. 

 Thrvophilus castaneus, Baird, Review Amer. B. i. p. 133; von 



Frantz. J.f. 0. 181-9, p. 291 ; Scl. 4'- Sah: Xomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 6 ; 



Scdv. i^- Godm. Biol. Centr.-Amer., Aves, i. p. 88. 

 Troglodytes castaneus, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 190, no. 2596. 



Adult. Head, nape, and sides of neck black ; general colour of 

 the upper surface bright chestnut : least wing-coverts like the 

 back ; median and greater coverts blackish, rufous externally and 

 at the ends, with a few blackish bars on the innermost of the latter 

 series ; quills blackish, externally notched with rufous, the secon- 

 daries barred with the same ; tail-feathers black, barred with rufous 

 on both webs of the centre feathers, the rest only barred on the 



