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American bird. The white terminal spots of the tertials are much larger 
than in either of its allies, being, in fact, a very conspicuous and char- 
acteristic feature. 
3. Anorthura fumigata (Temm.). 
In the Ibis for January, 1875 (pp. 143, 144), the late Mr. Robert Swinhoe 
suggested the identity of this species with A. alascensis Baird, his rea- 
sons for this determination being given as follows: 
‘With reference to the birds of Hakodadi, a suspicion crossed my 
mind that possibly I had made a mistake in identifying the Wren from 
Hakodadi with the Troglodytes fumigatus, Temm., of Nagasaki, and that 
while the latter might be the Wren of Southern Japan, the northern 
bird might be distinct, and identical witb 7. alascensis, Baird. To clear 
the doubt I sent a skin to Dr. G. Schlegel, and begged him to get me 
in exchange from his father, of the Leyden Museum, a specimen of gen- 
uine 7. fumigatus. His reply I have unfortunately mislaid; but it was 
to the purport that the museum had no duplicate to spare, but that my 
bird, which he and his father had carefully compared with the type 
specimen, was identically the same. We must therefore conclude that 
T. alascensis, Baird, is a synonym of T. fumigatus, Temm.” 
As many authors have adopted without question Mr. Swinhoe’s erro- 
neous determination, I give below average measurements of an equal 
number of adult males of the two species, and also, for sake of compari- 
son, those of the same number of specimens of A. troglodytes, A. hyema- 
lis, and A. hyemalis pacifica. 
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oh 5 4 3 = 5 | = | mens measured. 
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AS CULSCONGIR). Soe at dc acisetaunadececense 2.05 | 1.39 | .59] .45| .36] .74| .57 | Six adult males. 
BSF OMUAIO ety. eee ne ee at te 2.07 | 1.49 | .41}°.29| .27]| :70] .49 Do. 
A shyemalis DACihCH «2 050--2---0cn0-5- 1.84 | 1.25) .41 30 26. | 66) .49 Do. 
ANY ONLAG Ce koe ce cane oreecimteste ce 199) 135) 40 30 25) .69 46 Do, 
PARAM OGLOQULER) aan meena siaisiete aes aeieeee 1.97 | 1.36 | 43 31 29 . 68 49 Do 
| 
In coloration, A. fumigata comes much nearer the Pacific coast race 
of A. hyemalis (A. hyemalis pacifica) than any of the other species with 
which it has been compared; but the lower parts are much less tawny 
(though equally dark), and with the dark bars and lighter specks ex- 
tending further forward. The sides of the neck are also quite conspic- 
uously streaked with whitish or pale brownish. 
4. Certhia familiaris. 
A specimen from Sapporo is snowy white beneath; the ground-color 
above is nearly hidden by the unusually broad pale longitudinal mark- 
ings. Another from Tate-Yama is very tawny above, and hardly dis- 
tinguishable from some German examples. The bill, however, is un- 
usually small and but little curved, the culmen measuring only .45 of 
an inch. 
