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19 I- 162, 179 Zenaida auPiCUlata (Violet-eared Dove); Chamspelia talpacoti 



(Talpacoti Ground Dove). The Violet-eared Dove, or " Tortolita " 

 which inhabits the greater part of S. America, has an affinity to the 

 European Turtle Dove. The Talpacoti Ground-Dove, a pretty 

 chocolate-coloured dove breeds, says White, in the orange groves in 

 the province of Salta, Argentina ; it ranges northward through Brazil, 

 Bolivia and Peru to Venezuela and Guiana. 



20 I. 195, 196 Leptoptila ehloroauchenia (Green-naped Dove) ; L. callauchen 



(Salvadori's Dove). Both these species are found in Argentina and 

 Paraguay. The Green-naped Dove, a handsome species, is an inhabi- 

 tant of wooded districts, but a ground feeder, and of solitary habits. 

 The bird is said to utter a single melodious note. 



21 II. 221, 251 Pardirallus rytirhynchus (Black Rail) : Creciscus viridis 



(Cayenne Crake). The Rails and Crakes of South America are very 

 numerous, some fifty species being known to science. The Black 

 Rail, a species hardly larger than our English Water-Rail, is found, 

 says Hudson, throughout La Plata, everywhere where reeds and rushes 

 grow. It has a wide range covering nearly all the southern half of S. 

 America. The Cayenne Crake inhabits Colombia, Guiana and Brazil. 



22 IV. 231 Aramides Chiricote (Azara's Wood-Rail). A native of Paraguay 



and Brazil. 



23 II. 232 Aramides ypecaha (Ypecaha Wood-Rail). The Spaniards, says 



Hudson, call this species Galline/a, from its supposed resemblance to 

 a fowl. It is a large species, measuring some 19-in. in length, and 

 frequents the reed-beds, etc., and where not persecuted will come out 

 of the reeds by day, even entering the villages. It is pugnacious and 

 will attack the domestic poultry. An excellent account of this bird's 

 habits is given in Hudson and Sclater's Argentine Ornithology (II., 

 PP- 15 •■54)- It also inhabits S. Brazil and Paraguay. 



24 1. 263 Fuliea g-ig-antea (Gigantic Coot). Six species of Coot inhabit S. 



America, of which three are common on the pampas of Argentina and 

 Patagonia and are generally widely distributed. The present large 

 species and one other are found in Bolivia, Peru and N. Chili ; while 

 the Horned Coot is confined to Bolivia and N.W. Argentina. 



25 I. 274 Podiceps major (Great Grebe). The Grebes of S. American number 



9 species. Tliey differ little from their European congenora. The 

 present species is about the size of our Great Crested Grebe, and 

 is found from Peru and Bolivia to the Straits of Magellan. 



26 IV. 344, 345 Larus Cirrhocephalus (Grey-headed Gull): L. maculipennis 



(Spotted-winged Gull). The S. American Gulls and Terns are 

 numerous, some 37 species being known, of which several are 

 cosmopolitan species included also in the British avifauna. The 

 Grey-headed Gull ranges no further north than S.E. Brazil and 

 Peru nor further south than Argentina. It retains its pearl-grey 

 hood throughout the year, although it lightens in the winter. The 

 Spotted-winged Gull is found from S. Brazil to Patagonia and Chili, 

 and is called Gaviota. It breeds on inland marshes, and its eggs are 

 delicate eating, resembling those of the Plover in taste and appearance. 



