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14. Thryophilus nigricapillus (Scl.)- 



We shot a pair of these hirds at San Nicolas, and another 

 pair at Intag, both on the west side, and in each case only 

 the females were barred across the upper breast, the markings 

 being rather brown. (See B. M. C. B. vi. p. 216.) 



15. Thryothorus griseipectus (Sharpe). 

 Thryothorus griseipectus Sharpe, B. M. C B. vi. p. 236. 



? . Archidona, near the foot of the Eastern Andes. 



16. Thryothorus euophrys Scl. 



From about 12,000 feet on Pichincha, Western Andes. 



17. Thryothorus goodfellowi Scl. 

 Thryothorus goodfelloivi Scl, Bull. B. O. C. xi. p. 47. 

 One male and one female from Papallacta, 11,000 feet, 



Eastern Andes, in February. 



A close ally of T. euophrys, but at once recognisable by its 

 white throat. 



18. Troglodytes solstitialis Scl. 



^ . Baeza, Eastern Ecuador, 5000 feet. I caught this 

 specimen in the thatch of an Indian hut, where it was 

 looking for insects. 



19. Troglodytes ochraceus Ridgw. 



Troglodytes ochraceus Ridgw. Proc. U. S. N. M. iv. p. 334 

 (1881). 



Two males from about 7000 feet on the western side of 

 Pichincha in December. These were the only specimens 

 seen, and were killed at one shot. 



20. Cistothorus brunneiceps Salv. 



Cistothorus brunneiceps Salvin, Ibis, 1881, p. 129, pi. iii. 

 fig. 1. 



S . Above Milligalli, W. Ecuador, 6500 feet. 



21. Anthus bogotensis Scl. 



$ . Valle de Viciosa, 14,000 feet. I caught this bird in 

 my hand in a clump of the wiry " paramo " grass in the 

 early morning, when all the ground was white with frost. In 

 the same locality my horse also trod on another which was 

 hiding in the grass, and crushed it quite flat. Iris red. 



