Birds of Paraguay, 55 



During the preparation of this paper, I have had the 

 advantage of being able to consult Dr. Bowdler Sharpe on 

 all difficult questions, and Mr. C. E. Hellmayr has also 

 very kindly supervised my manuscript. 



The original notes written by Mr. Foster during his 

 stay in England are given in brackets [ ] with his initials 

 " W. F." 



1. TlNAMUS S0LITARITJS. 



Ynambu mocoicogoe Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 56. no. ccexxxii. 

 (1805). 



Cryptura solitaria Vieill. N. Diet, d'llist. Nat. xxxiv. 

 p. 105 (1819). 



Tinamus solitarius Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 501, 

 pi. vii. (1895) j Gates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. i. p. 229 (1901 ) ; 

 Bertoni, Aves Nuevas del Paraguay, p. 23 (1901) ; Ihering, 

 llevista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 3 1 1. 



Mr. Foster says that he has never met with this Tinanvm 

 himself, but has found its nest on three occasions. The 

 eggs are smooth and glossy in texture and of a peacock- 

 blue colour. He found nests and obtained eggs on Oct. 4, 

 Nov. 15, and Dec. 26, 1904. Their measurements are: axis 

 2-45-2-6 inches; diameter 1-75-1-95. 



Mr. Bertoni (/. c.) writes : — " I met with a nest on Nov. 1, 

 at the foot of a tree, with no other foundation but the fallen 

 leaves. It contained four eggs of a lovely bluish green, 

 and measuring 56 x 48 millim." 



2. Crypturus tataupa. 



Ynambu Tataupa Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 48. no. ccexxix. 

 (1805). 



Tinamus tataupa Temra. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 590, 752 

 (1815) ; Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 21. no. 329 (1847) 



Crypturus tataupa Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxiv. 

 p. 108 (1819) ; Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 37 (Pilcoraayo) ; 

 Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 525 (1895) ; Seth-Smith, 

 Avic. Mag. (2) ii. p. 285, cum tab. (1901) ; Ihering, Revista 

 Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 



