Miller, Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:143) reported _C. f.
albescens_ from "southern Coahuila." Nos. 31610-31611 and 32805
represent the only other records of this subspecies from the State. The
date (July 7) on which No. 32805 was obtained suggests that this bird
was a resident 13 mi. E San Antonio de las Alazanas.
_Troglodytes aedon parkmanii_ Audubon.--_Specimen examined:_ one, sex ?
29556, from 1.5 mi. N Parras, 5500 ft., November 10, 1949, weight, 9.8
gms.
Burleigh and Lowery (1942:197) recorded the House Wren "in small
numbers about Saltillo where occasional birds, presumably migrants,
were noted in thickets or stretches of underbrush fringing cultivated
fields." They obtained a single male "on the outskirts of Saltillo."
Hellmayr (1934:218) listed _T. a. parkmanii_ from Sabinas.
*_Troglodytes brunneicollis cahooni_ Brewster.--Typical representatives
of this subspecies of the Brown-throated Wren occur in northern
Coahuila. In the Sierra del Carmen, Miller (1955a:170) found _T. b.
cahooni_ that in no way suggested _compositus_ of the Sierra Madre
Oriental. Burleigh and Lowery (1942:198) recorded a _cahooni_-like
specimen from Diamante Pass in southern Coahuila.
**_Troglodytes brunneicollis compositus_ Griscom.--_Specimen examined:_
one, [Male] 32819, from 13 mi. E San Antonio de las Alazanas, July 6,
1955.
The subspecies _cahooni_ and _compositus_ of the Brown-throated Wren
seem to intergrade in the southern part of the State. Although No.
32819 represents the subspecies _compositus_, the somewhat whitish
abdomen and the fairly large spots of the lesser wing coverts suggest
some relationship with _cahooni_. In addition to the present record,
Miller, Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957:163) recorded _T. b.
compositus_ from southern Coahuila at Sierra Guadalupe. The record of
_T. b. cahooni_ from Sierra Guadalupe (Ridgway, 1904:588) I suspect
probably represents _T. b. compositus_ or an intergrade between
_compositus_ and _cahooni_. The date (July 6) on which No. 32819 was
obtained 13 mi. E San Antonio de las Alazanas suggests that this bird
was resident there.
*_Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus_ Oberholser.--_Specimens examined:_
total 3: [Male] 32088 from 2 mi. W Jimenez, 850 ft., June 20, 1952;
[Female] 31061 from 4 mi. W Hacienda La Mariposa, 2300 ft., March 24,
1952, weight, 10.8 gms.; and [Male] 31660 from the north foot of Sierra
Guadalupe (=10 mi. S, 5 mi. W General Cepeda), 6500 ft., April 21,
1953, weight, 13 gms.
Bewick's Wren occurs commonly in Coahuila. Miller, Friedmann, Griscom,
and Moore (1957:160) reported that, in Coahuila, _T. b. eremophilus_
"intergrades in the eastern and southern sections with _T. b. cryptus_
and _T. b. murinus_, respectively." The slightly darker coloration of
No. 31660, suggesting a resemblance to _T. b. murinus_, is the only
evidence of intergradation of _T. b. murinus_ and _eremophilus_ that I
have found.
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