Paraguay, Boliiua, and Southern Brazil. 97 



The eggs seem to vary somewhat, the two in my collection 

 being quite different from the two in Miss Runnacles' col- 

 lection. 



41. Paroaria capitata. 



Paroaria capitata Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 812, pi. xvi. 

 fig. 5 ; Arg. Orn. i. p. 48. 



a, h. Imm. Riacho Ancho, N. Argentine. July 30, 

 1909. 



Iris hazel; bill deep yellow ; legs and toes pale brown. 



c. c? ad. Puerto Pinasco, Alto Paraguay. Sept. 7, 1909. 



d, €,f. (S ad. et imm. Sapatero Cue, Paraguay. Sept. 3, 

 1909. 



g, h. (^ $ ad. Esquina, N. Argentine. Nov. 14, 1909. 



i. ? ; k, I. (^ ad. Rosario, N. iVrgentine. 



This is the commoner of the two Cardinals, and was 

 observed throughout the I'iver expedition from Corumba 

 to as far south as Rosario in the Argentine. It was mostly 

 seen in small flocks, and frequented the wood and scrub 

 bordering the river or the lagoons. 



42. CORYPHOSPINGUS CRISTATUS. 



Coryphospingus cristatus Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 803 ; 

 Arg. Orn. i. p. 48. 



a. ^ ad. Colonia PlIsso, Alto Paraguay. Sept. 8, 1909. 

 Iris hazel ; bill, upper mandible sooty brown, lower 



mandible livid; legs and toes sooty black, 



b. ^ ad. Curuzu Chica, Paraguay. Oct. 29, 1909. 



43. CORYPHOSPIZA ALBIFRONS. 



Coryphospiza albifrons Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 766. 



Donacospiza albifrons Arg. Orn. i. p. 49. 



«. ^ ad. Cape San Antonio, Prov. Buenos Aires. Dec. 17, 

 1908. 



I only observed this little bird in the rough medano 

 country along the coast, and even there it is distinctly 

 uncommon. 



In February, 1910, I saw a small party of four or six, 

 which were probably old and young, but I could not secure 

 them. 



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