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not far from Eiobamba i. Mr. Buckley's recent collections from the same country also 

 contained examples. From Ecuador it has since been traced southwards to Peru ^ and 

 Bolivia*, and northwards to the Colombian State of Antioquia^, and now to Costa Eica. 

 It seems to enjoy a considerable range in altitude, as Eraser's specimens were obtained 

 a little under 10,000 feet above the sea, Salmon's in Autioquia at a much lower eleva- 

 tion, and some of Mr. Buckley's at Puna Island, almost at the sea-level, Salmon found 

 its nest, which he describes as placed in a hole in a wall or bank, or any convenient 

 spot, being made of soft blades of grass with an entrance at the side. The eggs are 

 white, spotted with small red spots, but not nearly so profusely as those of T. aedon. 



6. Troglodytes brunneicollis. 



Troglodytes brunneicollis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1858, p. 297', 1859, p. 372", 1862, p. 18' j Cat. Am. B. p. 23'; 



Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 273« ; Ex. Orn. p. 46, t. 23. f. 2° ; Baird, Rev. Am. B. i. p. 144^ 



Sumichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. H. i. p. 545*. 

 ^Troglodytes aedonl, Scl. P. Z. S. 1859, p. 363 » (nee Vieillot). 

 Troglodytes hyemalis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1856, p. 2901°? 



Supra fusco-brunneus, dorsi plumis plerumqne fasciolis nigris transvittatis ; superciliis efc capitis lateribus 

 rufescentibus his leviter fusco vittatis ; stria postoculari brunnea ; uropygio maculiB celatis albis notato ; 

 alis extus et cauda fasciolis nigris transvittatis ; subtus clare fulvo-rufescens, abdomine medio pallidiore ; 

 hypocbondriis, ventre imo et crisso nigro anguste transfasciatis ; rostro nigricante, mandibulae basi albi- 

 cante; pedibus paUide corylinis. Long, tota 4-5, alae 2-1, caudse 1-8, rostri a rictu 0-75, tarsi 0-85. 

 (Descr. maris ex Capulalpam, Mexico. Mus. nostr.) 



Hab. Mexico, % El Jacale (SallS^'^), La Parada '^ {Boucard^ ^ % Cinco Senores {Boucard^), 

 Jalapa {de Oca^% Alpine region of Vera Cruz {Sumichrast "^ ^); Guatemala, 

 forests of Volcan de Fuego {0. S. &. F. D. G.^). 



This is a well-marked Wren belonging to the group containing T. aedon and its 

 allies, being of about the size of that species, and having a tail of similar proportions. 

 In colour, however, it somewhat recalls the North- American T. hyemaUs, its longer tail, 

 larger size, and clear fulvous colour of the under surface distinguishing it from that 

 species. We suspect, however, that the first specimens obtained by M. Salle at 

 El Jacale i", and called T. hyemalis by Mr. Sclater, were really T. brunneicollis. These 

 birds have now been lost sight of and cannot be traced ; but as they are the origin of 

 the only reference to T. hyemalis in Mexico, we think that they were very likely mis- 

 named. 



The first recognition of this Wren was based upon specimens obtained in December 

 1857 at La Parada by M. Boucard. This village is in the highlands of Oaxaca, and 

 stands at an elevation of about 10,000 feet above the sea. T. brunneicollis has since 

 been traced to many other parts of Southern Mexico, being, according to Prof. Sumichrast, 

 one of the commonest species of the alpine region of Vera Cruz at an elevation of from 

 5000 feet to 6500 feet above the sea ^ 



