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they crow^ with a loud and curious kind of crow of their own, 

 repeated three times in succession. Iris brown ; bare skin 

 on the face brownish grey ; throat red ; legs and feet red. 

 They feed largely on the young shoots of bushes, and are 

 especially fond of yuca-shoots. Indian name " Guataracu." 



Fam. Rallid^. 



538. Rallus maculatus (Bodd.). 



A male caught by a dog near the Cauca River, Popay^n. 

 We saw one or two in captivity there, running about the 

 houses. Iris dark red ; bill yellowish olive, orange near the 

 base; legs light greenish yellow. 



539. Rallus ^equatorialis. 



A pair from the Santa Carolina marshes near Quito. The 

 female has only a slight touch of white on the shoulders, and 

 has a white underside to the tail. 



540. PORZANA CASTANEICEPS Scl. & Salv. 



A male from Archidona, Eastern Ecuador. Shot among 

 the thick undergrowth of the forest. Bill greenish yellow ; 

 legs olive-green ; iris dark brown. 



541. FULICA ARDESIACA Tsch. 



We shot a pair of Coots on the marshes near Quito, 

 which appear to be typical Fulica ardesiaca. Iris red ; bill 

 and forehead pink ; legs and feet light green, bluish in 

 parts. 



542. Fulica sp. inc. 



On the small lakes near Cotopaxi, on the way to the 

 Valle de Viciosa, we shot another pair of Coots, which differ 

 from P. ardesiaca and may belong to an undescribed form. 

 In this case the bill and forehead in both sexes were pale 

 yellow, with a green tip and reddish sides. Legs and feet 

 bluish grey in the female and of a darker slate-colour in the 

 male. 



Fam. EuRYPYGiD^, 

 5f3. EuRYPYGA MAJOR (Hartl.). 

 A male from Santo Domingo. 



