280 ^Ir. C. Chnhh on Birds frotn [Ibis, 



No. 3256. ? . Mendoza, Argentina, 850 metres, 17 Nov. 

 1901. " Chimango." "' Stomacli contained larva of grubs " 

 (P. O. Simons). 



This example, vvliicb is in fully adult plumage, is similar 

 to otlier.s in the British Museum from Argeutiua. 



Circus cinereus. 



Circus cinerms Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. iv. 1816, 

 p. 454: Paraguay; Scl. k Salv. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 636.: 

 Bolivia ; l^icz. Orn. Per. i. 1884 p. 171 : Junin, Cutervo. 



No. 2102. Sumbay, Peru, 4000 metres, 9 .Tune, 1900, 

 " Senica.'' 



No. 2840. Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2600 uietres, 20 April, 

 1901. 



Both of these specimens are in immature plumage. 



Micrastur ruficollis. 



Sparverins ruficollis Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. x. 1817, 

 p. 322: I'Amerique meridionale = Rio, Brazil /jc?e Berlepsch, 

 Nov. Zool. XV. p. 290. 



No. 2934. S jiiv. Charuplaya, Bolivia, 1350 metres, 

 22 June, 1901. " Alcon." "Found in coffee bushes. 

 Stomach contained small birds" (F. 0. Simons). 



This voung bird has the upper surface dark brown with 

 smoke-coloured markings on the back and wings. The 

 under parts isabelliue buff with a few dark cross-bands on 

 the fore-neck. Throat paler and inclining to white. Tiiere 

 are two white feathers with nanow dark bars on the middle 

 of the abdomen. 



Geranospizias caerulescens. 



Sparveriiis ccerulescens Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. x. 1817, 

 p. 318: Guiana— ^^We Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. 



p. 64. 



Geranospiza ccerulescens Tacz. Orn. Per. i, 1884, p. 168. 



Nos. 1150, 1151. ? . Marropou, Peru, 140 metres, 

 24 Aug. 1899. ''Gavalon." " In algaroba wood." "Iris 

 red; teet salmon-colour; bill black aljove, blue below " 

 [P. O. Simons). 



