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Thinocorys orbignianus (Isid. Geoffr. St. Hilaire & Lesson). 



Tinochorus oybignyaniis, Geoffr. & Less. Cent. Zool. p. 137, pis. 48, 49 

 (1830); Fraser, P. Z. S. 1843, p. 115 (Chili); Des Murs in Gay's 

 Hist. Chil. Zool. I. p. 387 (1847). 



Thinochorus ingce, Tschudi, Arch, fur Nat. 1843, p. 387 (Peru); Pelz. 

 Reis. Novara, Vog. p. 113 (1865: Chili); Scl. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 330 

 (Chile). 



1 hinoc horns orbiguyanus, Gray, List B. Brit. Mus. Part III. p. 51 (1844: 

 Chili) ; Burm. Reis. La Plata, II. p. 500 (1861) ; Hartl. Naum. 1853, 

 p. 221 (Chili); Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 144 (1873); 

 Tacz. Orn. Perou, III. p. 281 (1886); Scl. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 403 

 (Tarapaca); Philippi, Ornis, IV. p. 159 (1888); Scl. & Huds. 

 Argent. Orn. II. p. 178 (1889); Scl. P. Z. S. 1891, p. 137 (Tara- 

 paca); James, New List Chil. B. p. 11 (1892); Lane, Ibis, 1897, 

 p. 306 (Sacaya, Cancosa, & Lake Huasco) ; Schalow, Zool. Jahrb. 

 Suppl. IV. p. 662 (1898: Punta Arenas, Feb.); Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 Genov. (2) XX. p. 623 (1900: Penguin Rookery, Feb.); Martens 

 Hamb. Magalh. Sammelr. Vog. p. 16 (1900: Patagonia). 



Thinocorns sp., Vincig. Patag., p. 59 (1883); id. Boll. Soc. Geogr. Ital. 



(2) IX. p. 798 (1884). 

 Attagis falklandica, Vincig. (nee Gm.) Exped. Austr. Arg. p. 58 (1883: 

 Isola degli Stati). 



Thinocorus orbignianus, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. XXIV. p. 718 (1896). 



Thinocorys orbignianus, Sharpe, Hand-list Bds. I. p. 146 (1899). 



General description. 



Size, Adult Male. — Total length, about 9 inches. 



Wing, 6 inches. 



Culmen, 0.55 inch. 



Tail, 2.5 inches. 



Tarsus, 0.95 inch. 



The female is a little smaller than the male. 



Color, Adult Male. — General color, head, back and wings deep umber 

 brown, each feather margined with sandy buff and decorated with rufous. 

 An interval on the nape and neck blue grey. Below throat, lower 

 breast and abdomen white, the chest and neck blue grey, with narrow 

 line of black crossing the chest. 



