178 SCOLOPACIDJS. 



and dark chocolate markings ; they have a polished appearance, and 

 measure 1-3 x -8 inch" (Ibis, 1878, p. 403). 



394. THINOCORUS ORBIGNYANUS, Geoffr. et Less. 

 (D'ORBIGNY'S SEED-SNIPE.) 



Thinocorus orbignyanus, Burm. La-Plata Reise, ii. p. 500; Scl. et Sate- 

 Nomencl. p. 144 ; Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 281. 



Description. Above yellowish brown, streaked and marbled with black ; 

 wing-feathers blackish with lighter edgings, inner secondaries like the back ; 

 back and sides of neck grey : beneath white ; throat white, surrounded by a 

 narrow black band ; breast grey, joining the grey neck, and bordered beneath by 

 a narrow black band ; bill brown, tip black ; feet yellow, claws black : whole 

 length 8-0 inches, wing 5-5, tail 3-0. Female : above like the male, but without 

 the grey neck : beneath white, sides of neck and breast like the back ; throat 

 white. 



Hab. Western Peru, Bolivia, Chili, and Western Argentina. 



Dr. Burmeister met with examples of this Seed-Snipe, which is 

 easily distinguishable from the preceding species by its larger size, in 

 the high valleys of the Sierra of Uspallata, at an elevation of about 

 6000 feet above the sea-level. It is called " Guancho " by the natives 

 after its peculiar call-note, which, however, sounded more like " Tulco" 

 to Dr. Burmeister, and is often heard at night-time. 



This Seed-Snipe is also found in Peru at high elevations in the 

 Puna region (12,000 to 14,000 feet), where M. Jelski obtained its eggs. 

 A description of them with some interesting notes on the habits of the 

 species are given in Taczanowski's ' Ornithologie du Perou.' 



Fam. XLIX. SCOLOPACID^, OK SNIPES. 



Like the Plovers, the Snipes are nearly universally distributed over 

 the world's surface, though most abundant in northern regions. Of 

 about 35 Neotropical species 15 are known to occur in the Argentine 

 Republic, and many additions to the list of these wandering birds may 

 be reasonably expected. 



Of the fifteen Scolopacidae already recognized as occurring within our 

 limits, all but three are Arctic species, which only visit the far south 

 during their migrations. The three exceptions are the Brazilian Stilt 

 (Himantopus brasiliensis) , the Paraguay Snipe (Gallinago paraguaia), 



