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Thryothorus fasciatoventris melanogaster Sharpe. 



One adult male, Bogaba, July 3. 



Thryothorus hyperythrus Salv. and Godm. 



Six specimens, adults of both sexes, Boquete, 4000 to 4500 feet, 

 January, March and April. 



Cistothorus polyglottus elegans (Scl. and Salv.). 

 One adult male, Boquete, 5000 feet, April 25. 



Troglodytes inquietus Baird. 

 Two males, Boquete, 4000 feet, February. 



Troglodytes ochraceus l Ridg. 



Four adults, both sexes, Boquete, 4000 to 4500 feet, March and 

 April. 



Troglodytes browni 2 sp. nov. 



Eleven specimens, adults of both sexes and young, Volcan de 

 Chiriqui, 10,000 to 1 1,000 feet, May and June. 



Type, from Volcan de Chiriqui. 10,000 feet altitude, $ adult, no. S631, 

 coll. of E. A. and O. Bangs, collected May 21, 1901, by W. W. Brown, Jr. 



Characters. — An exceedingly aberrant Troglodytes, if really referable to that 

 genus. Feet very large, tarsus long ; tail very short, all the feathers narrow ; 

 coloration peculiar — outer edges of primaries white, slightly notched with 

 brown; a broad, white, superciliary stripe ; sides of neck mottled with white. 



Color. — Upper parts burnt umber, dullest on head and shaded with chestnut 

 on rump and upper tail coverts ; a broad white superciliary stripe reaching from 



1 Mr. Ridgway at one time was inclined to place this species in Hemiura. 



2 Named for Mr. W. W. Brown, Jr. 



