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W. E. Brooks — Two TJndescrihed Cashmir Birds. [No. 4, 
ish 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 
(3/4 inch) pectoral band of rufous, not nearly so deep and bright as in stro- 
phiatus and devoid of dark streaks ; strophiatus 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 strophiatus, 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. strophiatus 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. strophiatus ranges from near Simla to Darjiling; but at what point west 
of Simla is its western 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 
Troglodvtes neglectus, 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 3-5 in. ; wing 1'8 ; tail 12 ; bill at front '42 ; tarsus '63, central toe 
and claw '57 ; liind 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. JTipalensis, 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 
