74 TEOGLODYTID^. 



It breeds amongst rocks and in walls, laying four white eggs thickly covered with large 

 blotches of a reddish or cinnamon-brown ^^. 



In Mexico Cafherpes meocicanus seems to be universally distributed, from Topic in 

 the north-west throughout the central plateau to Oaxaca and Tehuantepec in the 

 south ; but it has not yet been detected in Guatemala, though it might not unreason- 

 ably be looked for in the Altos bordering the Mexican State of Chiapas. Prof. 

 Sumichrast says it is also found in the temperate region in the department of Vera 

 Cruz. It builds in the houses of Orizaba, making a skilfully- wrought nest of spiders' 

 webs, which it places in crevices of old walls or in the interstices between the tiles of 

 the roofs of houses ^. 



2. Catherpes smnichrasti. 



Catherpes sumichrasti, Lawr. Pr. Ac. Phil. 1871, p. 333* 



Bninneus, uropygio et alis obsourioribus, capitis lateribus paulo pallidioribus, gula grisescenti-rufa, pectore 

 fasciis angustis crebris obscuris notato, abdomine maetdis minutis albis nigro cireumcinctis ornato, bypo- 

 cbondriis indistincte fasciatis, crisso nigricanti-brunneo ; rostri maxilla nigricante, mandibulas basi flavi- 

 cante ; pedibus nigricantibus. Long, tota (absque Cauda) 5-0, alse 2-75, rostri a rictu 1-2, tarsi 1-2. 

 (Descr. exempl. typioi ex Mexico. Mus. Smiths.) 



Hah. Mexico, Mata Bejuco {Labarragwe ^). 



Through Mr. Lawrence's kindness we recently had an opportunity of examining this 

 interesting and distinct bird; and had the specimen been perfect, we should have 

 figured it in this work. So far as we can see, Mr. Lawrence's views as to its position 

 seem correct ; but this cannot be assured until the form of the tail (entirely wanting in 

 the only known specimen) is known. In general appearance the bird resembles 

 Catherpes meocicanus, except as regards its throat, which is rufous with a greyish tinge 

 instead of white ; it is also a considerably larger bird. 



The single specimen in the Smithsonian collection was forwarded to that institution 

 by Prof F. Sumichrast, he having obtained it from Senor T. Labarraque, who found it 

 at a place in the State of Vera Cruz called Mata Bejuco. No further details of the 

 species have yet come to light. 



CYPHORHINUS. 



Cyphorhinus, Cabanis, Arch. f. Naturg. Jahrg. x. 1, p. 282 (1844) (type C. thoracicus, Tsch.) ; 

 Baird, Rev. Am. B. i. p. 112. 



This genus was based upon a bird obtained by Tschudi in Peru, and called by him 

 a thoracicus, since supposed by several writers to be identical with Thryothorus modu- 

 lator of d'Orbigny. d'Orbigny's bird, however, is quite distinct, a most obvious 

 difference being its much shorter tail. The genus itself is a remarkable one, on 

 account of the peculiar form of the nostril, which is small and circular, and situated 



