446 TBOGLODYTID^E. 



Nidification. The only collector who has seen the nest and 

 eggs of this Wren is Mr. S. 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 T. 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 WHEN. 



Troglodytes talifuensis Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C., xiii, p. 77 (1902) 

 (Talit'u, 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 T. t. nipalensis. 



Measurements. Wing 47 to 52 mm.; tail 29 mm.; tarsus 

 about 17 to 18 mm. ; culmen 11 to 11'5 mm. 



The spotting on the wing-coverts 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 KASHMIR WREN. 



Troglodytes neylectus Brooks, J. A. S. B., xli, p. 328 ( 1872) (Kashmir) . 

 Anorthura neylecta. Blanf. & Dates, i, p. 338. 



Vernacular names. None recorded. 



