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Mr. J. G. Kerr on the Birds 



Paraguayan or eastern bank^ just above the town, is a 

 large laguna, covered in places with a floating growth of 

 beautiful blue-flowered Pontederia, amongst which was 

 always to be found a little flock of '^ Jayanas ^^ {Parr a 

 jacana). Flitting along near the margin, specimens of three 

 diff'erent species of Kingfishers were frequently observed 

 {Ceri/le torquata, C. amazona, and C. aiiiericana), and 



Fiff. 27. 



Part of the Gban Chaco, 

 showing the approximate position of Waiktlilatingmayalwa. 



perched on some branch overhanging the water might be 

 seen here and there a Cormorant {Phalacrocorax vigua), 

 while on the ground sloping down to its edge one of the 

 commonest birds was the little black-and-white Fluvicola 

 albiventris, occurring singly or in pairs. The other most 



