1919-] l^cuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. 269 



1915. " Iris brown ; feet reddish brown ; bill brown, slightly 

 tliiU yellow at base" {W. Guodfelloiv). 



b. Nestling in down. Pichincha, 13,000 ft., Feb, 1915. 

 " Iris brown ; feet dirty yellow ; bill brown, pale yellowish 

 brown at base of lower mandible" [IV. Gomlfelloiv). 



c.S. Adult. Pichincha, 14,000 ft., March 1915. ''Bill 

 pale reddish brown " ( W. Goodfellow). 



d. ^. Juv. in partial down. Picliincha, March 1915. 

 " Feet flesh-colour" ( IF. Guodfelloiv). 



e. ^. Imm. Corazon, \V. Ecuador, 13,000 It., Sept. 

 1914. '' Feet dingy olive-yellow '' {W. Goodfellow). 



The five birds mentioned above were presented to the 

 British Museum by Mr. E. J. Brook. 



Family Qi^dicnemid.b. 

 Burhinus superciliaris. 



(Edicnemus superciliaris Tschudi, Archiv fiir Naturg. 1841, 

 i. p. 387: coast of Peru; Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. 1886, p. 333. 



No. 1013. S imm. Tamborin, Rio Chica, Peru, 20 July, 

 1899. "Guaraca^a." 



No. 1016. ^ imm. Amotape, Peru, 50 metres, 21 July, 

 1899. '' Guerequeque." " Iris grey ; feet white ; bill green 

 at the base, black at tip" (P. 0. Simons). 



No. 1197. c? imm. Eten, Peru, 10 metres, 13 Sept. 

 1899. " Waracace." 



No. 1302. ? iaim. Kten, Peru, 15 metres, 2 Oct. 1899. 

 " Guaraca^a." 



No. 149. c? imm. Trujillo, N.W. Peru, 25 Nov. 1912. 

 "Iris pale yellow; feet dirty yellow-green; bill above and 

 tip of lower mandible dark horn-colour, base yellowish " 

 {B7'abourne) . 



Tlie specimen No. 149 was collected and presented to the 

 British Museum by the late Lord Brabourne. 



Family EuRYPYGiDiE. 

 Eurypyga helias. 



Ardea helias Pall. Neuc Nord. Beytr. ii. 1781, p. 48, 

 tab. iii. : Surinam. 



