20 On some Birds of the Argentine Republic. 



Legs yellow ; eye hazel ; beak straw-colour. 



When these birds first arrive they are to be found on the 

 roads sitting close when passed, and, because of their plumage, 

 this is the safest way for concealment ; but later on, in June, 

 they frequent the edges of lagoons. 



42. Rhynch^a semicollaris. (Arg. Orn. ii. p. 182.) 



April 6th. No. 104. Painted Snipe. ? . Fairly common, 

 not migratory. 



Legs greenish ; eyes black ; beak greenish, tip red. 



Inhabits thick reedy swamps, and is found singly or in 

 scattered flocks of six to eight individuals. The flight is 

 very feeble and short. 



-+-43. Tringa maculata. (Arg. Orn. ii. p. 183.) 

 April 8th. No. 106. Pectoral Sandpiper. ? . Fairly 



common. 



Legs yellow ; eye black ; beak black. 



Usually found in marshy land with long water-weeds 



abounding, frequenting the same spot for weeks together. 



When approached they sit as close as a Snipe, until one or 



two have risen, when the whole flock, numbering some forty 



individuals, rise, and after circling once or twice, alight 



suddenly again in the same spot. 



-f-44. Tringa fuscicollis. (Arg. Orn. ii. p. 185.) 



April 3rd. No. 102. Bonaparte's Sandpiper. ^ . Common. 

 Legs dark brown ; eye black ; beak black. 

 Arrives here the middle of March, and departs the begin- 

 ning of May. Found in variously sized flocks, frequenting 

 marshy swamps or edges of lagoons, where it keeps running 

 in and out of the water. 



y^ 45. Rhyacophilus solitarius. (Arg. Orn. ii. p. 188.) 

 April 6th. No. 105. Solitary Sandpiper. (J . Rare. 

 Legs yellow ; eye black; beak black. 

 Found on the muddy edges of small pools in twos and 



threes, constantly on the move, running about in search 



of food. 



