. The birds of the Republic of Panama. Birds. FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE 65 The bird watcher familiar with the desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico should easily recognize this species as a "cactus wren" from its colors and plumage pattern, but may be un- certain when he sees the birds ranging in tangles of vines, tropical shrubbery, and low-growing palms in fairly dense, humid jungle. Often they are found in small bands of half a dozen that move about. Figure 9.—Band-backed Wren, Cucarachero Listado, Campylorhynchus zonatus costaricensis. with the usual curious jumble of
. The birds of the Republic of Panama. Birds. FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE 65 The bird watcher familiar with the desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico should easily recognize this species as a "cactus wren" from its colors and plumage pattern, but may be un- certain when he sees the birds ranging in tangles of vines, tropical shrubbery, and low-growing palms in fairly dense, humid jungle. Often they are found in small bands of half a dozen that move about. Figure 9.—Band-backed Wren, Cucarachero Listado, Campylorhynchus zonatus costaricensis. with the usual curious jumble of croaking, rattling calls, differing mainly from their northern cousins in the darker pattern of their mark- ings. Skutch (Pacific Coast Avifauna, no. 34, 1960, pp. 186-201) gives a detailed account of their activities in Costa Rica and elsewhere in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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