Plate Issued K-^.in 



No, in Pari. Ll=t. 



27 III. 369, 360 ThinOCOrus orbig-nyianus (D'Orbigny's Seed-Snipe); T. rumi- 



ci\i)rus (Common Seed-Snipe). Speaking of the Common Seed- 

 Snipe, Hudson says •' This curious Inrd has the grey upper 

 plumage and narrow long sharply pointed wings of a Snipe, with the 

 plump body and short strong curved beak of a Partridge." It feeds 

 on seeds (mainly clover seeds), and tender buds and leaves. It is 

 about 6J inches in length, and inhabits Tierra del Fuego, Chili and 

 Patagonia, ranging north to the pampas of Argentina and also Peru 

 and Bolivia in winter. D'Orbigny's Seed-Snipe has a very similar 

 range. 



28 IV. 366 HaematOpus durnfordi (Dumford's Oyster-catcher). Like its 



European congener this striking bird frequents the sea-coast of 

 Patagonia where it is met with it pairs, or sometimes small flocks. 

 Four other species occur, and the Plover family is in fact well 

 represented in S. America by some 65 species, of which no less than 

 17 are on the British list, these including the Turnstone, Grey Plover, 

 Spotted Sandpiper, Ruff, Sanderhng, Knot, Grey Phalarope and other 

 familiar species. 



29 V. 371-2-3 Belonopterus cayennensis, B. g-risescens, B. chilensis 



(Cayenne Lapwing, Argentine Lapwing, Chilian Lapwing). The first 

 of these species occurs in Guiana, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, 

 the second from Paraquay and Uruguay to Argentina, the third 

 in Peru, Chile and the Falkland Islands. The Cayenne Lapwing 

 much resembles the Old World Lapwing both in appearance, habits 

 and nesting, but is considerably larger, measuring about i3-in. in 

 length. It is a bird of the pampas and is known as Teru-ierii from 

 its cry. 



30 V. 384, 385 Charadrius OCCidentalis (Western Plover) : C. falklandicus 



(Falkland Island Plover). The Western Plover has been recorded 

 only from the province of Tarapaca, N. Chile. The Falkland Island 

 Plover has a wider range than its name indicates, extending to Chile, 

 Argentina, and Uruguay. The nest, says Gibson, is always placed near 

 the water and is a slight scraping in the ground, lined with dry grass ; 

 eggs 3, spotted with black on an olive ground. 



31 V. 418 GullinagO g-igantea (Giant Snipe). This fine species inhabits Brazil, 



Paraquay, Uruguay and Argentina. Nine other species of Snipe occur 

 in S. America. 



32 VI. 430 Burhinus bistriatus (Double-striped Thick-knee) A Native of 



Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. It has much of the appearance and 

 habits of the English Thick-knee or Stone Curlew. 



33 III. 439-40 Psophia Oehroptera (Ochre-winged Trumpeter) : P. viridis (Green- 



winged Trumpeter). Six species of Trumpeter are found in S. 

 America ; of the two figured thefirst inhabits the Rio Negro region of 

 N. Brazil, and the second the Rio Madeira region of Central Brazil. 



34 VI. 457 Ajaia ajaja (Roseate Spoonbill). This fine species which occurs 



over S. America as far south as the Rio Negro in Argentina is 

 usually seen, says Hudson, on the pampas in small flocks of 6 to 20, 

 which all feed together, wading to the knees and sweeping their 

 long flat beaks from side to side as they advance. This family comes 

 between the Ibises, of which 13 species are found in S. America, and 

 the Herons, cf which 29 species occur, besides 3 species of Storks, 

 There are also the Screamers, three in number, and 4 kinds of 

 Flamingoes. 



