Birds of Paraguay. 577 



tree. Three eggs appear to be a full clutch, but at times a 

 parasitic egg is laid with the others; in fact, in one case the 

 parasitic e^g was laid before the proper bird had had a chance 

 to lay at all.— W. F.] 



120. Platyrhynchus platyrhynchus. 



Broad-billed Tody Lath. Gen. Syn. i. pt. 2, p. 664 (1782 : 

 Museum of the Prince of Orange). 



Todus plalyrhynchos Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 446 (1788), ex 

 Lath. 



Todus rostratus Lath. Ind. On. i. p. 268 (1790). 



Platyrhynchus rostratus Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. 

 p. 65. 



Platyrhynchus platyrhynchus Sharpe, Hand-list B. iii. p. 100 

 (1901). 



a. <$ ad. Sapucay, September 9, 1904. 



This example is identical, both in colour of plumage and 

 measurements, with others in the British Museum series, from 

 Brazil. 



The species is new to the avifauna of Paraguay. 



[I have only met with one specimen of this bird and know 

 nothing about it. — W. F.] 



121. Platyrhynchus mystaceus. 



Bigotillos Azara, Apunt. ii. p. 93, no. clxxiii. (1805). 



Platyrhynchus mystaceus Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvii. 

 p. 14 (1819: Paraguay); Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 117 

 (Paraguay) ; Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 67 ; Ihering, 

 Bevista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 324 (Paraguay). 



a. S ad. Sapucay, October 25, 1902. 



b, c. S ? ad. Sapucay, March 1903-04. 



Feet transparent pinky white with veins shewing through ; 

 iris brown. 



d, e. $\f,g. ? ad. Sapucay, April 1903-04. 



h. $ ad. Sapucay, May 7, 1904. 



i. <J ad. „ June 2, 1904. 



[This species is resident and not uncommon in the large 

 forests of the district. Like dozens of others of our monte 

 birds its principal occupation is catching flies, and in this it 



