212 Mr. A. H. Holland on the Birrh of the 



f 111. TOTANUS MELANOLEUCUS (Gm.). 



Common throughout the year^ living in pairs. Early in 

 one November I took two nests which I believe belonged 

 to this bird. They were composed of green wet grass and 

 were very shallow structures, placed in shallow water. Tliey 

 contained four eggs each, of a reddish-brown colour, spotted 

 with dull purple at the larger end and slightly so all over. 

 The only birds near and apparently distressed at my in- 

 trusion, when I found these nests, were in each case a 

 pair of Greater Yellowshanks. Could these be their nests? 

 I took them to be so, but in 'Argentine Ornithology ' (ii. 

 p. 187) it is distinctly stated by Mr. Hudson that this species 

 does not breed on the Pampas. 



-* 112. ToTANUS FLAVIPES (Gm.). 



Fairly common throughout the year, either singly or in 

 pairs. More numerous from October to February. 



-^113. Rhyacophilus solitarius (Wils.). 



Rare, arriving in March and departing in June. Frequents 

 the muddy edges of small pools in twos and threes, ever on 

 the move. (See my notes. Ibis, 1891, p. 20.) 



^-114. AcTITURUS BARTRAMIUS (Wils.). 



Fairly common in scattered flocks from December to May. 

 Often seen perched ou gates and wire fencing. I once 

 observed a pair in October. Native name " Batitu." 



-/-llo. LiMOSA H.EMASTICA (LiuU.). 



Rare ; appears in flocks late in the winter after heavy 

 rains, from July to August. They were met with both in 

 summer and winter plumage. Its native name is '' Beccasa.^^ 



116. Sterna anglica, Mont. 



This Tern is rare, but occasionally appears in pairs 

 throughout the year, when it frequents the arroyo, skim- 

 ming its surface in search of food, or making sudden darts 

 down and resting for a few seconds motionless, with wings 

 fluttering while waiting for its prey of minute fishes. [Cf. 

 Ibis, 1890, p. 428.) 



I 117. Sterna trudeauii. And. 

 Fairly common in the spring and summer from September 



