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number) had their winter habits and were rather wild." (O. V. Alpin, 

 on Birds Uruguay, Ibis, pp. 207-208, 1894.) 



"Winter and resident game birds are uncommonly plentiful this season, 

 affording me a good opportunity for securing specimens and observing 

 their habits. As I am fond of gunning, the Duck and Snipe families are 

 favorites. Of the Scolopacidce I am acquainted with twenty species. 

 Seventeen of these are well known to naturalists, or at least have had 

 their affinities determined ; but before writing much about them I should 

 like to become more familiar with some of their habits, especially the 

 times of their arrival and departure, also the nidification of the resident 

 species. The other three are perhaps not known, or are not considered 

 natives of this region. I have formerly shot, but never preserved, speci- 

 mens of two of them. But I will say no more at present about these 

 birds, as memory is not a faithful guide in such matters, and some favor- 

 able chance may bring them in my way again." (Hudson, P. Z. S. 1870, 

 P- 799) 



Examples of Galliiiago paraguaycc have been received by the British 

 Museum from Lake Blanco, Chubut, collected by J. Koslowsky in Sep- 

 tember, October and November. The birds appear to be adult, the bill, 

 however, varying from 2.45 to 3.00 inches in length. 



Gallinago stricklandi (Gray). 



Galliiiago stricklandi, Gray, List B. Brit. Mus. Part III, p. 112 (1844: 

 Hermit Isl.); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 144 (Patagonia); iid. 

 Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 145 (1873 : Chili & Patagonia) ; Sharpe, P. 

 Z. S. 1 88 1, p. 15 (Swallow Bay, March) ; Oust. Miss. Scient. Cap 

 Horn, Oiseaux, pp. 293, 330 (1891) ; James, New List Chil. B. p. 12 

 (1892) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. XXIV. p. 660 (1896) ; Lane, Ibis, 

 1897. P- 310 (Tarapaca) ; Sharpe, Hand-list B. I. p. 166 (1899); 

 Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) XX. p. 625 (1900: Punta Arenas, 

 May) ; Martens, Hamb. Magalh. Sammelr.Vog. 15 (1900: Straits of 

 Magellan). 



Scohpax stricklandi, Gray, Erebus & Terror, Birds, pi. 23 (1846) ; Sharpe, 

 t. c. App. p. 37 (1875); Seebohm, Ibis, 1886, p. 130; id. Geogr. 

 Distr. Charadr. p. 448 (1888). 



Scolopax meridiona/is, Peale, U. S. Expl. Exped. Birds, p. 229 (1848: 

 Orange Bay). 



