58 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



Bhynchotus rufescens Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 

 p. 548; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. i. p. 12 (1901); 

 Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 



Mr. Foster's note regarding this bird is as follows : — 



[This species is resident and fairly common in all parts 

 of the Republic, though being gradually killed off in the 

 neighbourhood of the small towns. This bird is one of 

 the most difficult to hunt with dogs, as it travels so quickly 

 through the high matted grasses that by the time the sports- 

 man reaches the dog and walks up to flush the bird, it 

 may be some distance away ; this is often repeated several 

 times until the hunter gives up in disgust. The eggs are 

 placed in a slight depression of the ground under one of the 

 thick masses of grass; six egss are rarely exceeded. — W. F.] 



Thirteen eggs were received from Mr. Foster. They were 

 collected during the months of October, November, and 

 December, and vary in colour from deep lavender-grey to 

 lilac-grey. Axis 2*2 to 2'4 inches ; diameter 16 to 1'75. 



5. NoTHURA MACULOSA. 



Ynambui Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 40. no. cccxxvii. (1805). 



Tinamus maculosus Temm. Pig. et Gallin. iii. pp. 557, 

 748 (1815). 



Cryptura fasciata Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxiv. 

 p. 109 (1819). 



Nothura maculosa Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 21, no. 327 

 (1847) ; Berlepsch, J. f. 0. 1887, p. 37; Salvad. Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 559 (1895) ; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. 

 i. p. 13 (1901); Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 



a. ? ad. Sapucay, June 9, 1904. 



Bill and feet creamy white ; iris buff. Shot in the open 

 camp. 



This species is resident and common. The method of 

 hunting it is the same as that recorded by Azara. It is 

 a stupid bird and can be knocked over with a lasso after the 

 horseman has galloped round it two or three times. 



Mr. Foster obtained two clutches of three eggs each. 

 One was taken on November 28, 1904, and the other on 



