820 Mr. C. H. B. Grant uii Birds collected in Argentina, 



Irides dark olive-green_, broad ring round eye electric 

 blue. 



More commonly observed in the palm-country^ in parties 

 of from six to ten individuals, and, as a rule^ perching on 

 the tops of the trees, where it is not difficult of approach. 

 In fliifht it bears a strong resemblance to the Ilornbills. 



Fam. PsiTTAciDvB, 



106. CoNURUS ACUTICAUUATUS. 



(Jonanis acuticaudatus Arg. Orn. ii. p. 42 ; Salvad. Cat. B. 

 XX. p. 172. 



a. S ad. Puerto Maria, Paraguay. Sept. 13, 1909. 



Irides lemon-yellow, orbits flesh-coloured; bill, lower 

 mandible dark, upper pale horn-brown ; legs and toes pale 

 yellow-horn-coloured. 



167. CoNURUS NENDAY. 



Conurus nenday Salvad. Cat. 0. xx. p. 179. 



«, b, c. S 'i ^(1- Bahia Negra, Paraguay. Oct. 19, 1909. 



Irides deep brown ; bill and orbits black ; legs and toes 

 pule flesh-coloured. 



This pretty Parrot was only observed at Bahia Negra, these 

 three having been shot from a flock of five. 



168. Pyrrhuka chiripepe;. 



Pyrrhura vittata Salvad. Cat. B, xx. p. 214. 



Pyrrhnra chiripepe Salvad. Boll. Mus. Tor. n. 190, pp. 1-3 

 (1S94) ; id. Ibis, 1900, p. 668. 



a. ^ . Puerto Maria, Paraguay. Sept. 13, 1909. 



Irides brown, orbits fleshy; bill dark horn-brown; legs 

 and toes sooty-brown. 



This specimen was shot from a flock of about eight. 

 It lias an unusual amount of red and yellow on the bend of 

 the wing, but many specimens in the JMuseum collection 

 have a coloured feather or two in this region, and it is 

 probably only due to age. 



169. Myiopsittacus monacuus. 

 Bolhorhynchus munachus Arg. Orn. ii. p. 43. 

 Myopsittacus nionachas Salvad. Cat. B. xx. p. 231. 



