8 
Messrs. Sclater and Salvin on the 
from Salama, in the Department of Vera Paz, present no differ¬ 
ences. It is a favourite cage-bird with the Spaniards. Its 
food is principally berries. 
Fam. II. SYLVIIDiE. 
14. SlALIA WILSONI (Sw.). (N. A.) 
“ El azulejo” It is only in the more open districts of the 
elevated region that this Blue-bird is found; in such localities, 
however, it is numerous. 
Some Guatemala skins of this species are very pale below, on 
the belly quite white. Others are intermediate between this 
and the deep red of the more northern bird. We have not ob¬ 
served the same variation in Mexican examples. 
15. Regulus calendula (Linn.). (N. A.) 
Transmitted by Mr. Skinner. 
Fam. III. TROGLODYTIDiE. 
16. Campylokhynchus capistratus (Less.). Picolaptes ca- 
pistratus, Des Mur, Icon. Orn. pi. 63. 
Often transmitted from Belize and Honduras. 
17. Thryothorus rufalbus, Lafr. Rev. Zool. 1845, p. 337; 
Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 140. 
This Wren is tolerably numerous and a resident at Duenas. It 
is to be found in moderately thick forest, but seems rather to 
seek single trees of dense foliage than thickly grown underwood. 
18. ClSTOTHORUS ELEGANS, Sp. 110V. 
Supra murino-brunneus, nigro transversim obsolete fasciatus; 
capitis antici et interscapulii plumis nigris, stria mediali 
distinct^ sordide alba ornatis: alis et cauda fasciis alternis 
pallide brunneis et nigris extus notatis: primariorum 
pogoniis internis pallide nigricanti-cinereis: cauda nigr&; 
rectricum lateralium pogonio externo et ])ogonii interni 
parte terminali pallide fulvis, maculis quadratis nigris varie- 
gatis: subtus ochracescenti-albidus, unicolor, gutture dilu- 
tiore, fere albo, lateribus et crisso paulo saturatioribus: 
rostro superiore fusco, inferiore cum pcdibus pallide flavidis: 
long, tota 4*30, aloe 1*75, caudoe 1*75, rostri ii rictu 6, 
