170 Mr. H. Dumford on the Birds of 



13. Atticora cyanoleuca (Vieill.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 

 1869, p. 159. 



Arrives at; the end of September, and generally leaves in 

 March ; but this year I observed two, a little north of Buenos 

 Ayres, on the 30th of April. This, the smallest species of 

 Hirundinidse, always reminds me of the Sand-Martin at home. 

 In its habit of flying close to the ground and frequenting the 

 neighbourhood of pools and streams, from which it never 

 wanders far, it is essentially like that bird. It nests in holes 

 in the banks of arroyos, sandj)its, and similar localities. 



14. Stephanophorusleucocephalus (Vieill.); Scl. et Salv. 

 P.Z. S. 1869, p. 161. 



Common in winter in flocks, frequenting bushes and low 

 trees ; but I have not observed it to the south of Buenos 

 Ayres. Its food consists of buds and young shoots. From 

 its handsome crimson crest-feathers, and delicate grey and 

 pale blue plumage which flanks these, it is one of the most 

 beautiful birds we have. Iris wood-brown ; beak blue-black, 

 under mandible slightly the lightest ; legs and feet brown- 

 black. 



15. Tanagra striata (Gm.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, 

 p. 139. 



I have only observed this Tanager here two or three times. 

 In February I shot a young bird at Punta Lara, which must 

 have been bred there ; and in June and July last I saw several 

 birds, both males and females, about thirty miles to the north 

 of Buenos Ayres. They seem fond of low damp ground where 

 there are plenty of reeds. 



16. GuiRACA GLAUcoc^RULEA (Lafr. et D^Orb.); Scl.etSalv. 

 P. Z. S. 1868, p. 139. 



A summer visitor, but rare. I have only seen it once, when 

 I met with it in the riverain wood at Punta Lara. 



17. Spermophila ornata (Licht.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S, 

 1869, p. 632. 



A spring and summer visitor, arriving about the end of 

 October and leaving again towards the end of April ; during 



