446 TROGLODYTID&. 
Nidification. The only collector who has seen the nest and 
eggs of this Wren is Mr. 8. L. Whymper, who describes them as 
follows:—‘*Two nests were found with eggs and three with 
young birds, all in crevices in birch-trees, from 20 to 30 feet up, 
a decidedly different situation to all the nests of the Kashmir 
Wren I have seen or heard of. The nests were large and domed, 
made of moss, grass and leaves and very thickly lined with 
feathers. The eggs were white with a few red specks.” An egg 
subsequently sent me by Mr. Whymper measures 16°6 x 12°6 mm. 
and is not distinguishable from those of 7’. t. neglectus. It was 
taken on the 29th of June. 
Habits. There is not much on record about this Wren but the 
habits are not likely to differ from those of neglectus. Whymper 
found it in Tehri-Garhwal between 11,000 and 13,000 feet. In 
Sikkim, Blanford found it hunting over loose, moss-covered stones, 
constantly entering the crevices between the blocks and emerging 
again at a considerable distance. He usually saw the birds in 
small families, three or four together, hunting on the ground and 
low bushes and with the same predilection for exploring hollows 
under stones. 
~ (459) Troglodytes troglodytes talifuensis. 
THe Yunnan WREN. 
Troglodytes talifuensis Sharpe, Bull, B. O. C., xii, p. 77 (1902) 
(Talifu, Yunnan). 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
Description. Similar to the preceding race but not so dark 
either above or below. 
Colours of soft parts as in 7. t. nipalensis. 
Measurements. Wing 47 to 52 mm.; tail 29 mm.; tarsus 
about 17 to 18 mm.; culmen 11 to 11°56 mm. 
The spotting on the wing-coyerts is very conspicuous on the 
type-specimen but in others is no more developed than in many 
specimens of the other subspecies, and this appears to be purely 
an individual characteristic. 
Distribution. Yunnan, Shan States and Northern Siam. 
Nidification unknown. 
Habits. Nothing recorded. 
(460) Troglodytes troglodytes neglectus. 
THe KasumMir WReEN, 
Troglodytes neglectus Brooks, J. A. S. B., xli, p. 328 (1872) (Kasimir), 
Anorthwra neglecta. Blanf. & Oates, i, p. 338. 
Vernacular names. None recorded. 
