of the Argentine Republic. \7 



Mr. Holland, labelled '^ Common Martin," turns out to be 

 T. meyeni and not T. leucorrhoa (A.rg. Orn. i. p. 31). All 

 previous specimens of this species with authentic localities 

 that I have met with have been from Chili, Patagonia, or 

 some part of Western South America, and it is curious to 

 find it so far to the eastward. 



T. meyeni is closely allied to T. leucorrhoa, but at once 

 distinguishable by the glossy blue back, the absence of the 

 white front, and the white terminal edges of the secondaries. 

 It is new to the avifauna of Argentina, and I should be glad 

 to receive more specimens of it, and further information 

 respecting its occurrence in the country. — P. L. S.] 



4. Procnias tersa. 



[Procnias tersa, Scl. Cat. Birds, xi. p. 50. 



This is also quite a new species to the Argentine avifauna. 

 Mr. Holland's collection contains a single example of it, in 

 female plumage. It is labelled '^ Green Martin, ? , no. 4<%/' 



The furthest southern record I am acquainted with for 

 this species, before the receipt of the present specimen, was 

 the province of Sao Paulo, Brazil [Joyner). Cf. Scl. Cat. B, 

 xi. p. 50.— P. L. S.] 



5. Tanagra BONARiENSis. (Arg. Orn. i. p. 39.) 



March 26th. No. 124. Blue-and- Yellow Tanager {Siete 

 colores). ? . Common. 



Legs brown; eye hazel; beak brown. 



Arrives here in great numbers in May, but departs in 

 September. Many of the males are in immature plumage, 

 which closely resembles that of the hens. 



[In ^Argentine Ornithology' Mr. Hudson speaks of this 

 species as " appearing in small flocks in summer." — P. L. S.] 



15. TiENIOPTERA CORONATA. (Arg. Om. i, p. 115.) 



April 10th. No. 107. Black-crowned Tyrant. ^ . Eare. 



Legs black; eye black; beak black. 



This was the only specimen seen here. It was found 

 perched on the summit of an acacia tree, from which it took 

 a few short flights after insects, returning to its original 

 branch. 



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