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6. Sylviorthorhynchus desmursi (Gay). 

 Sylviorthorhynchus desmursi Sclater, Cat. B. xv. p. 31. 



I saw and shot two examples of this curious Wren-like 

 bird at Gray's Harbour. They were in the most dense 

 undergrowth, and were so tame that I could not get 

 more than four or five yards from them : the first I blew 

 to pieces and the other I lost in the undergrowth. The 

 enormously long tail is held straight out behind, not cocked 

 Tip. The cry is much like the call-note of our Wren. 



7. Ceryle stellata (Meyen). 



Cery/e stellata Sharpe, Cat. B. xvii. p. 123. 



One male and two females, Feb. 5th, 8th, and 9th. 

 Smythe's Channel. Iris black: bill black; tarsi and toes 

 brown in front, reddish behind. 



I saw several of these fine Kingfishers in Smythe's Channel. 

 They were usually seen sitting on an overhanging tree in some 

 quiet backwater. Their cry, when alarmed, was a loud laugh. 



8. Raixus vigilantis (Sharpe). 



Li hi nopar dolus vigilantis Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 31. 



<$ ad. Iris red; bill green, blue at base; tarsi and toes 

 dull red. Puerto Bueno anchorage. 



I met with only a single example of this curious Rail. 

 It ran out of some rushes on a small island. I walked all 

 through the herbage, but did not find another. 



9. EUDROMJAS MODESTA (Licllt.). 



Zonibyx modesta Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 238. 



Two young males. Port Gallant, Feb. 3rd, 1903. Iris 

 black. 



I saw a small flock of these Dotterels at Port Gallant 

 anchorage. All of them appeared to be immature. The two 

 examples that I obtained had the nape of the neck covered 

 with down. Their note was a shrill whistle. 



10. Larus dominicanus Licht. 



Larus dominicanus Saunders, Cat. B. xxv. p. 215. 

 Iris pale yellow; bill yellow, with red spot; eyelid red; 

 tarsi and feet slate-grey, in the male washed with yellow. 



