. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 208 TIMELIIDJE. c. Ad. sk. Mexico. d. S ad. sk. Puebla, Mexico. e. Juv. sk. Guatemala. J. Gould, Esq. 2. Salpiiictes guadelupensis. Salpiuctes obsoletus guadelupensis, llick/w. Hull. Geol. ^ Geoqr. Survey, ii. p. 18o ; id. Bull. 3Iiis. no. 21, p. 14 (1881). Adult. Above dull greyish brown, indistinctly speckled with dusky, and becoming light cinnamon-rufous on the rump ; wings and tail indistinctly barred with dusky; tail-feathers, except the middle pair, broadly tipped with pale cinnamon, this preceded bj' a less regular and mor
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 208 TIMELIIDJE. c. Ad. sk. Mexico. d. S ad. sk. Puebla, Mexico. e. Juv. sk. Guatemala. J. Gould, Esq. 2. Salpiiictes guadelupensis. Salpiuctes obsoletus guadelupensis, llick/w. Hull. Geol. ^ Geoqr. Survey, ii. p. 18o ; id. Bull. 3Iiis. no. 21, p. 14 (1881). Adult. Above dull greyish brown, indistinctly speckled with dusky, and becoming light cinnamon-rufous on the rump ; wings and tail indistinctly barred with dusky; tail-feathers, except the middle pair, broadly tipped with pale cinnamon, this preceded bj' a less regular and more broken black bar; the cinnamon frequently finely mottled and dusky. Chin, throat, and jugulum dull white, the jugulum distinctly streaked with dusky; rest of the lower parts nearly plain dirty white, becoming light pinkish cinnamon on the sides ; crissum heavilv barred with black. 3Iale—wing 2-60-2-75 inches, tail 2-20-2-3d, bill 0-5S-0-60, tarsus 0-80-0-90, middle toe O-oO-O-oo. Fe7nale—mng 2-50-2-60, tail 2-00-2-20, bill 0-55- 0-60, tarsus 0-80-0-90, middle toe 0-50-0-55. {Bidgumy.) Mr. Eidgway makes the following remarks :—" The upper tail- coverts are strongly barred transversely. There is a tolerably well- defined light superciliary stripe. In no. 70049 there is a deep reddish-brown suff'usion across the breast, apparently an accidental stain from contact with ferruguinous earth. The diff'erences ex- hibited in these insular specimens from the continental series are quite slight, but they are so constant as to demand recognition. As to colours, there is no difference beyond slightly darker shades throughout; the lower parts being soft pinkish cream-colour instead of creamy white, the other portions of a darker shade to ; He also gives a series of measurements to show the smaller size of the insular bird. The Guadeloupe Rock-Wren represents the foregoing species in the island of Guadeloupe, off the coast of Lower California. 37. ANORTHURA. r^ _
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