598 Mr. Charles Chubb on the 



Having compared these specimens with the series in 

 the British Museum, I find them to be of a deeper coloured 

 green on the upper parts, the red on the middle of the 

 head being darker in colour, and the yellow of the under 

 surface brighter. Bill dark horn-coloured above, slate- 

 coloured below; tarsi and feet pale bluish ; iris orange-buff. 

 Total length 7*4 inches ; culmen 0*7 ; wing 3*9 ; tail 2*85 ; 

 tarsus - 85. 



I propose, therefore, that this form be separated as a 

 subspecies under the title 0. flammiceps paraguay crisis. 



[This species is resident throughout Central Paraguay. 

 Its favourite haunts are the large forests. It is a powerful 

 bird in flight. I have never been able to find out what its 

 food consists of, as it resents intrusion and is difficult to 

 approach. It is necessary to shoot it at sight without 

 waiting to make observations, as the slightest rustle frightens 

 it away. It is never to be met with in the vicinity of the 

 large towns. With regard to its habits there is but little 

 to say, as I have never succeeded in finding the nest, 

 neither have I ever seen two of the birds together, although 

 nothing much could be learnt from that, as the male and 

 female are similar. — W. F.~\ 



Family PiPRiDiE. 



161. PlPRITES CIILORIS. 



Pipra chloris Temm. PI. Col. iii. pi. 172. fig. 2 (1823 : 

 Brazil). 



Piprites chloris Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 284. 



a. <$ ad. Sapucay, March 31, 1903. 



b. ? ad. „ April 24, 1904. 



c. d, e. ? ; /, g. $ ad. Sapucay, June 20, 23, 1901. 

 Bill dark horn-coloured above, slate-coloured below ; tarsi 



and feet slate-coloured ; iris brown. 



h. ? ad. Sapucay, July 7, 1904. 



The individuals enumerated above are similar to Tem- 

 minck's figure, and also with the specimens in the National 

 Collection. 



The species is new to the avifauna of Paraguay. 



