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The Brazilian House- Wren inhabits the Avhole of Brazil and 

 extends into Bolivia. 



a. Ad. sk. Brazil. Purchased. 



b. Ad. sk. Babia. Purchased. 



c. cS ad. sk. Para, Sept. 19, 1872. E. L. Layard, Esq. [0.]. 



d. Ad. sk. Para. R Graham; Esq. [P.]. 



e. f. Ad. sk. Brazil. Pmchased. 

 </."Ad. sk. Bolivia. Mr. Bridges [C.]. 

 h. Ad. sk. South America. Barou Laugier. 



5. Troglodytes hornensis. 



Troglodytes hornensis, Less. Inst. 18.34, p. 316 ; id. Voy. Theiii, 



Zool. p. 327; Bp. Comp. i. p. 222; Schiter, Cat. Amer. JB. p. 23; 



Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 191, nu. 2610 ; Pelz. Orn.Bras. p. 414. 

 Troglodvtes magellauicus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 8-5 ; Danrin, Zool. 



Beaqle, Birds, p. 74; Bridges, P. Z. 6". 1843, p. Ill; Hartl. Xaum. 



iii. p. 211 ; Scl P. Z. S. 1867, p. 321 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 191, 



no. 2618. 

 Troglodytes pallida, Lafr. et. d'Orb. May. de Zool. 1837, CI. ii. p. 25. 

 Troglodytes rosaceus. Less. Rev. Ziol. 1840, p. 263. 

 Troglodytes hortensis {lapsu), Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 1.58. 

 Hylemathrous hornensis. Cab. J.f. O. 1860, p. 406. 



Adult. General colour above uniform brown, the rump pale 

 tawny brown with half- concealed white spots ; upper tail-coverts 

 deeper tawny brown, ■n'ith indistinct dusky transvermiculations ; 

 wing-coverts like the back, the greater series rather paler on their 

 edges and having indistinct dusky cross-markings ; quills brown, 

 the first two primaries uniform and edged with whity brown along 

 the extreme outer margin, the other primaries chequered on the 

 outer web with fulvous-brown notches ; secondaries barred with 

 dull tawny brown and dusky brown, not very distinct on the inner- 

 most, which are indistinctly barred across ; tail-feathers light 

 fulvous brown, barred across with darker brown, more distinctly 

 on the outer feathers, about thirteen or fourteen bars being dis- 

 tinguishable ; lores dull white ; eyelid huffy white ; over the eye a 

 faint eyebrow of rufescent brown ; ear- coverts light brown, rufesccnt 

 brown on the hinder portion ; cheeks and under surface of body 

 isabclline brown, dull whitish on the throat and centre of abdomen; 

 flanks, sides of body, and thighs bright sandy brown, deeper on the 

 under tail-coverts, which are tipi)ed with isabelline, the longer 

 feathers with one or two blackish spots ; axillaries like the sides of 

 the breast ; under wing-coverts dull silky white : wings light brown 

 below, ashy brown along the edge of the inner web. 



1 have seen a good series from Chih, and look upon the bird as a 

 pale isabcUinc race of the preceding species, ha\"ing the tail more 

 rufescent with pale-brown bars, and the under surface of a light 

 vinous isabelline, deepening into tawny buff' on the flanks and under 

 tail-coverts. The under tail-coverts are generally uniform, but not 

 always so, and some have distinct white tips with subterminal spot- 

 like bars. 



