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20.  Dicladocera  rufipennis 
21.  Poecilosoma  quadriounctatam 
22.  Leucatabanus  nigristigma 
23.  Neotabanus  triangulum 
24.  Odontotabanus  impressus 
25.  Chlorotabanus  mexicanus 
26.  Stictotabanus  conspicuus  n.  sp. 
27.  Leptotabanus  nigrovenosus 
28.  Stibasoma  Willistoni 
29.  Stibasoma  semiflavum 
30.  Poecilosoma  punctipenne 
31.  Erephopsis  mgricorpus 
32.  Dichelacera  rabricosa 
Coast  and  mountains  of  the  coast 
of  Paraná. 
The  Tabanidae  found  on  the  coast  and 
its  mountains  belong  to  a  fauna  which  ex¬ 
tends  from  São  Paulo  to  Santa  Catharina. 
To  prove  this  statement  I  give  a  list  of  a  few 
species  from  my  collection: 
Erephopsis  sorbens 
Chrysops  costatus 
Stibasoma  Willistoni 
Rhabdotylus  planiventris 
Catachlorops  intermedins 
Poecilosoma  punctipenne 
Poecilosoma  quadripunctatu  m. 
4.  Zoology  notes. 
Mammalia  :  The  ariranha  (Lutra  para- 
naensis)  is  probably  the  most  characteristic 
mammal  of  the  brazilian  part  of  the  Pa¬ 
raná  river.  We  saw  several  specimens  of  it 
while  travelling  and  observed  a  very  tame 
young  female  in  the  hotel  of  Porto  Tibiriçá. 
We  also  met  several  bands  of  Capivaras 
(H y  dr  ocho  eras  capibara)  ;  they  are  best  seen 
from  the  river  as  they  are  amphibious  in 
their  habits. 
We  crossed  extensive  stretches  of  quite 
unhabited  land  ( sertão )  where  all  the  primi¬ 
tive  fauna  still  exists.  Most  mammals  are  ra¬ 
rely  seen,  but  spoors  and  other  indications 
of  them  are  frequent  on  the  nver  shores. 
The  anta  ( Tapiras  americanas )  is  still  com¬ 
mon  on  the  Paraná  and  its  affluents,  and  in 
the  campos  of  Matto  Grosso  the  big  stag 
( Caryacus  paludo  sus)  is  quite  at  home.  The 
large  armadillo  { Priodontes  giganteas)  may 
be  traced  by  its  large  burrows.  Once  we 
enjoyed  the  rare  side  of  seeing  a  slate  blue 
armaddlo  (Tatus  novemcinctus—tatú  azul) 
swimming  across  a  pretty  wide  river.  Another 
time  we  saw  a  coati,  { Nasua  socialis),  drifting 
down  the  Paraná  on  a  dead  branch  until  it 
was  swallowed  by  one  of  the  whirlpools.  At 
Iguassú  we  were  given  a  small  hare 
{Lepas  brasiliensis)  quite  common  there. 
In  the  woods  near  the  Iguassú  falls  we 
saw  one  or  two  cotias  (Dasyprocta  spec.). 
These  and  a  few  bats,  caught  in  a  cave, 
bring  the  list  of  mammals  observed  by  us 
I  to  a  close. 
We  saw  no  monkeys,  of  which  there 
cam  be  but  few  species  in  the  woods  we 
crossed,  nor  did  we  even  hear  the  characte¬ 
ristic  howling  of  the  larger  kinds. 
Aves  :  The  aquatic  birds  we  saw  are  gene¬ 
rally  met  with  on  all  the  large  rivers,  unless 
they  have  been  persecuted.  We  never  saw  a 
;  great  number,  probably  on  account  of  the 
high  level  of  the  river  and  other  unfavourable 
conditions.  The  only  exception  was  a  large 
flock  of  white  herons.  The  only  species  I 
had  not  yet  observed  in  its  wild  state  was 
Chauna  cristata.  I  saw  several  of  those  on  a 
sandbank  of  the  lower  Paraná  and  heard 
their  strange  voices  on  the  Salado  river.  We 
also  watched  several  tame  ones  in  the  garden 
of  the  Empreza  ALLICA. 
There  were  many  araras  on  the  banks  of 
the  river  a  large  band  of  the  red  and  green 
Kind  ( Sittace  choloroptera)  was  a  new  and 
pleasant  sight.  The  blue  and  yellow  species, 
known  by  the  name  ot  Canindé,  ( Sittace  cae- 
rulea),  only  appeared  in  small  flocks.  In 
some  places  tucans,  parrots  and  pigeons 
were  common  and  ver>  conspicuous,  as  they 
perched  on  the  dry  steams  of  the  giant  bam¬ 
bou  {Chasquea  Gaudichaudi).  The  Jacutinga 
(Pipi/e  jacutinga)  is  a  common  game  bird  all 
along  the  brasilian  part  of  the  river  Paraná. 
REPTIL1A  :  In  Iguassú  I  received  a  dead 
jararaca  (Lachesis  lanceolata)  140  cm.  long. 
The  jararacusMi  and  the  uru tú  {L.jararacussá 
and  alternata)  were  also  found.  In  the  mu- 
