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eurvirostrisj aud I have never seen it cock its tail over the back in the 

 characteristic wren attitude. 



15. ThryophiJiis sinaloa Eaird. 



This is tlie commonest species of wren at tlie Barranca Ibarra. Jalisco^ 

 where it was taken May 13. It affects deep, shady woods, and breeds 

 in the thickets bordering the stream which flows at the bottom of the 

 barranca. Iris burnt-sienna: under mandible lilaceous; tarsi and toes, 

 lilac-brown. 



Family MNIOTILTID^. 



16. Helminthophila celata (Say). 



Common in the latter part of November at Soledad, San Luis Potosi. 



17. Deadroica virens (Gmel.). 



Common in Cuernavaca, Morelos, in September; specimen ta^^'en 

 September 14. 



18. Dendroica aiiduboni (Towns.). 



Very common all winter about Guadalajara. Familiarly seen in the 

 gardens and about the court-yards of the houses, searching for insects 

 in the crevices of walls and among the plants. 



19. Dendroica dominica albilora IJaird. 

 Taken in Cuernavaca, Morelos, September 4. 



20. Dendroica graciae Cones. 



Quite common in mountains 32 miles south of Nogales, Souora. 

 Specimens taken June 17. Exceedingly shy, keeping high up in the 

 pines. 



21. Dendroica aestiva sonorana Brewster, 



Common in Cuernavaca, Morelos, in August and September. Speci- 

 men taken August 19. 



22. Sylvania pusilla pileolata (Pall.). 



Taken at the falls of Juanacatlan, Jalisco, January 31. Common in 

 the willows near the banks of streams. 



23. Basileuterus rufifrons jouyi Ridgway. 



[Proc. IT. S. Nat. Mus., xv, p. 119.] 



Two specimens, male aud female, of this new form were taken at the 

 Hacienda Angostura, December 8. These were first seen in bushes 

 overhanging a small stream. Thej^ had the quick, nervous movements 

 of a Geothlypia, and uttered scolding notes when disturbed. Another 

 specimen collected at the Barranca Ibana, .Jalisco, May 11, is identical 



