BIRDS—LIOTRICHIDAE—CHAMAEA FASCIATA. 
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streaks of dusky on the throat and breast. Sides and under tail coverts tinged witli olive brown. Lores and a spot above the 
eye obscurely whitish. Tail feathers with obsolete transverse bars. Length, 6 inches; wing, 2.25; tail, 3.50. (5924.) 
Hub .—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 
California___ 
S. F. Baird... 
Dr. Gambel___ 
5924 
A 
Santa Clara, Cal_-_...... 
Dr. Cooper_...._ 
7163 
A 
Sacramento valley, Nov. 1855._ x 
Lt. Williamson_ 
Dr. Heermann................. 
7164 
O 
Fort Tejon, Cal_........ 
John Xantus de Vesey_ 
1 Length, 0.75 ; Extent, 7.00 ; Iris, white. 
