BIRDS — LIOTRICHIDAE — CHAMAEA FASCIATA. 



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streaks of dusky on the throat and breast. Sides and under tail coverts tinged with olive brown. Lores and a spot above the 

 eye obscurely whitish. Tail feathers with obsolete transverse bars. Length, 6 inches ; wing, 2.95 ; tail, 3.50. (5924.) 

 Hah. — Coast of California . ' 



This curious species is very different in appearance from the North American wrens. The 

 colors are very simple, and the female differs from the above description only in being rather 

 smaller and with the reddish of the under parts less distinct ; the whitish spot over the eye 

 scarcely recognisable. 



List of specimens. 



Catal. No. 



Sex. 



Locality. 



Whence obtained. 



Collected by — 



3339 

 5924 

 7163 

 7164 



9 



California 



Santa Clara, Cal . 



Sacramento valley, Nov. 1855..^ 

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S. F. Baird 



Dr. Cooper 



Lt. WUliamson. 

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Fort Tejon, Cal. 



John Xantus de Vesey . 



Dr. Gambel. 



Dr. Heermann. 

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' Length, 6.75 ; Extent, 7.00 ; Iris, white. 



