178 Mr. H. Durnford on the Birds of 



45. Myiodynastes solitarius (Vieill.) ; Scl. et Salv. Nom. 

 p. 50. 



A summer visitor, but not common. Shot in November 

 at Punta Lara, and seen in February near Belgrano. 



46. PiTANGUS BELLicosus (Vicill.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 142. 



The familiar cry of " Bien te veo " may be heard all the 

 year round, but most commonly in the spring and summer, 

 when the birds are engaged with their nests or young. It is 

 an early breeder. I have found fresh eggs in the middle of 

 October ; and it probably has two broods in the year. It 

 makes a large domed nest of twigs, wool, hair, and thistle- 

 down, lining it thickly with feathers. Plentiful in April at 

 Baradero. 



47. Pyrocephalus rubineus (Bodd.); Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 142. 



"Chirinchi." An early spring visitor, arriving in Sep- 

 tember, leaving in April, and during their stay here very nu- 

 merous. The young are on the wing by the middle of Jan- 

 uary, and in their first plumage resemble somewhat the adult 

 female, having scarcely a trace of red beneath. The old birds 

 leave us at the beginning of February, the young remaining 

 till the middle of April. Two observed near Baradero in 

 April. 



48. Tyrannus melancholicus, Vieill. ; Scl. et Salv. /. s. c. 

 Spring and summer visitor, arriving in November and leav- 

 ing in April. 



49. MiLVULUs tyrannus (Linn.) ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 

 p. 53. 



Arrives in October and leaves early in April. The nest is 

 strongly made of grass and reeds, lined with roots, and is 

 placed in the fork of a low tree : though it has no mud about 

 it, it is always quite hard inside. 



50. Geositta cunicularia (Vieill.) ; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S, 

 1868, p. 140. 



One can scarcely take a ride in the country here without 



