8. ARAMIDE3. 61 



Oeraes, Rio de Janeiro); id. Reis. Li Plnta-St. ii. p. 004 (18G1 : 

 ratiaina) ; Schl. Mm. Fai/s-Bax, Ralli, p. 14 (18(35). 



Aiaiiiides vpacaha, Grai/, Gi-n. IJ. in. p. H'-H (1846); Ilarfl. In/. 

 Azara, p. L>:5 (1847) ; 'Scl. if Sih: P. Z. S. 1808, ,,. 144 (Concliitas) ; 

 till. t. r. ]). 448 (Monogr.) : Gnu/, Hnnd-I. B. iii. p. GO, no. 104^14 

 (1871) ; Velz. Orn. Bras. p. .'31(') (note), ]). 4-")8 (1871 ) ; Scl. ^- Sair. 

 Nomoicl. Av. Neotr. p. 189 (187:3) ; Hudson, P. Z. 8. 187G, p. IO-t 

 (Buenos Aires); Durnf. P)U, 1877, p. 104 (Baradero); White, 

 P. Z. S. 1883, !>. 4:5:3 (La Plata) ; Burrows, Auk, i. p. -IIQ ('1884 : 

 Concepcion) ; Bcrl. J. f. O. 1887, p. 34 (I'ilconiavo) ; Scl. if Hud- 

 snn. Arr/ent. Orn. ii. p. loO (1889) ; Kerr, Ibis, 1892, p. 148 (Lower 

 I'ilfoinHTo). 



OrtygarcluLs nielanipygus, Licht. Nomencl. Av. p. 96 (18o4). 



Adult. General colour above olive, browner on the lower back : 

 rump, U])j)er tail-coverts, and tail black ; wing-coverts like the back : 

 bastard-wing and jjrimary-coverts olive with a slight reddish tinge; 

 quills light cliestnut, externally olive, the inner secondaries like 

 the back ; fore part of crown, eyebrow, and sides of face ash)- grey ; 

 hinder crown reddish brown, becoming vinous chestnut on the nape 

 and hind neck, l)rightcr on the sides of tlie neck ; chin and upper 

 throat whitish ; lower throat, fore neck, and chest light bluish grey ; 

 breast pale vinous ; abdomen and vent white ; thighs ashy gre\' ; 

 sides of body, flanks, and under tail-coverts black ; under wing- 

 coverts and axillaries chestnut, the former barred with black ; quills 

 below ])ale chestnut. Total length 16-.5 inches, culmen 2'S, wing 

 8'7, tail 3'3, tarsus iJ'45, middle toe and claw 3'4. 



Hah. Southern Brazil and Argentina. 



a. Ad. .sk. Brazil. Massena Coll. 



b. 2 ad.sk. Concliitas, Buenos -Vires, Oct. (IT'. Salvin-Godiiian Coll. 



H. Hudson). 



7. Aramides saracura. 



Chiricote a])lomado, Azaru, Apunt. iii. p. 21ij (180-5). 



Kallus nigricans {nee V.), Bp. Journ. Pldlad. Acad. iv. p. 333 



(lSi'5): Burin. J. f. O. 1853, p. 17tJ (egg). 

 (tallinula siirnciira, Spi.r, Ar. Bras. ii. p. 75, Taf. 98 (1825). 

 Kallus melanurus, Bp. Journ. Philad. Acad. v. p. 139 (1825). 

 Gallinula plnnibea, Xeuu-ied, Beitr. Orn. Bras. iv. p. 795 (1832); 



Tichudi, Faun. Peruan , Are<, p]). 52, 302 (1845-46). 

 Aramides phinibeus, Gra>i. Gen. B. iii. p. 594 (1846); Hartl. hid. 



Azara, p. 23 (1847); Burnt. Th. 7?/(/«. iii. p. 383 (1856); Schl. 



Mus. Pai/.f-Bas, Ralli, ]>. 15 (1865). 

 Aramides saracura, &■/. ^- Salr. P. Z. 6. 1868, p. 449; Heinh. Vid. 



Medd. Kjiihenh. 1870, p. 44 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 60. no. 10428 



(1«71); Pelz. Orn. Bras. pp. 316, 458: Scl. ^- Sale. Xotnencl. A v. 



Xeotr. p. 139 (1>73) : Tacz. Orn. Pero'i, iii. I..319 (1886). 

 Ortvgarch'is .suruiura, Heine ^- Beic/ien. yoinencl. J/m-*. Hein. p. 320 



(1890). 



Adult. General colour above greenish olive ; scapulars like the 

 back ; lower back brown, becoming blacker on the rump ; upper 

 tail-coverts and tail black ; wing-coverts like the back : bastard- 



