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Young males seem to be vinous below shaded with ashy ; 

 the under tail-coverts are uniform vinous chestnut, as in the 

 adult males. 



[This bird is resident and by no means uncommon. 

 There appears to be no favourite place for nesting, almost 

 any situation being chosen, providing the tree or shrub is 

 dense enough to conceal the nest, while the height at which 

 the nest is placed also varies from 2^ to as high as 7 feet. 

 About Sapucay the nest is generally built along the ed«-e 

 of the forest, but in other parts it can be met with in clumps 

 of bushes in the open camp-lands. — W. F.~\ 



10. Leptoptila chloroauchenia. 



Paloma par da tapadas roxas Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 12. 

 no. cccxx. (1805) ; Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvi. p. 399 

 (1818). 



Leptoptila chloroauchenia Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxi. 

 p. 554 ; Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 342. 



a. ? ad. Sapucay, August 25, 1904. Wing 60 inches ; 

 tail 3-85. 



Bill black ; feet purplish red ; iris orange-buff. 



According to Mr. Foster, this bird is a common resident 

 in Paraguay, breeding throughout the year. The nest is 

 placed in a tree some twelve feet from the ground and is 

 a very fragile structure. 



Several eggs were sent, all of which were collected in the 

 month of October. They vary in colour from dull white 

 to creamy buff, and measure : axis 1*1 to 1*25 inches ; 

 diameter 0*9 to 095. 



11. Leptoptila callauchen. 



Leptoptila callauchen Salvad. Boll. Mus. Torino, xii. 

 no. 292, p. 33 (1897); Sharpe, Hand-list B. i. p. 86 (1899). 



a. <J ad. Sapucay, May 7, 1903. Wing 6*0 inches; 

 tail 3-85. 



Bill black ; tarsi and feet crimson ; iris whitish yellow. 



b. ? ad. Sapucay, June 10, 1903. Wing 5'8 inches; 

 tail 3'65. 



