328 W. E. Brooks — Two Undescribed Cashmir Birds. [No. I, 



isli grey, streaked with dark brown. Ear coverts dark slatey brown, slightly 

 mottled with greyish white. A patch of pure grey, very faintly streaked 

 with brown, between the ear coverts and bend of wing. From chin to upper 

 breast white, with small neat dark brown spots ; below this white, a broad 

 (3/1 inch) pectoral band of rufous, not nearly so deep and bright as in stro- 

 phiatus and devoid of dark streaks ; stropliiatus sometimes has the pectoral 

 rufous strongly streaked. Rest of lower surface dull whitish with the flanks 

 tinged with brown, the latter having also broad cloudy brown streaks. 

 Lower tail coverts pale brownish, with broad whitish edges ; wings and tail 

 brown, of a much lighter shade than in stropliiatus, and having pale brown 

 margins to the feathers, particularly so in the case of the wing coverts and 

 tertials. 



I have thought necessary to refer comparatively to A. stropliiatus in 

 this description, on account of the similar distribution of colours, and size of 

 the two birds. They can only be understood by contrasting them. I have 

 one specimen of the new bird from Dhurmsala, and others from Cashmir. 

 A. stropliiatus ranges from near Simla to Darjiling ; but at what point west 

 of Simla is its ivesteru limit, and where the eastern one of A. Jerdoni begins, 

 is not yet known. Captain Cock took some nests of the new bird with eggs 

 (uniform greenish blue) at Sonamurg, up the Scind valley in Cashmir. 

 The other bird which I have to describe is 



Troglodytes neglecttts, sp. nov. 



It is of the same size as T. Nipalensis, but very much lighter in colour 

 and having a strong resemblance to the English wren. It is dull reddish 

 brown above, becoming brighter in tone towards and on the tail. The 

 whole of the upper surface is covered with wavey dark brown bars, which are 

 very indistinct on the head, but increase in distinctness as the tail is reach- 

 ed, upon which they are very well marked. Below pale brownish, with the 

 abdomen and belly nearly white, the whole of the under surface, like the 

 upper, being barred with brown. Lower tail coverts brown, spotted with 

 white. Bill brown, paler on lower mandible at base ; legs and feet brown. 

 Length 35 in. ; wing 1/8 ; tail l - 2 ; bill at front "42 ; tarsus '63, central toe 

 and claw "57 ; hind toe and claw '53. The sexes are alike in size and plum- 

 age. 



Apart from its comparatively pale tone of colouration its much smalle r 

 and slenderer tarsus and foot easily distinguish it from T. Nipalensis, which 

 is a very dark brown sooty looking little bird. Of T. Nipalensis the central 

 toe and claw measure - 7 ; hind toe and claw "62. 



The Cashmir wren is not uncommon in the pine woods of Cashmir, 

 and in habits and manners it strongly resembles its European congener. Its 

 song is very similar, and quite as pretty. It is a shy active little bird, and 



