380 i\Ir. C. H. B. Grant on Birds collected in Argentina, 



Fam. Falcon I D.'t;. 



175. Circus cinereus. 



Circus cinereus Sliarpe, Cat. B. i. p. 56; Arg. Orn. ii. 

 p. 57. 



a. S ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Sept. 26, 1908. 



b. c? ad. „ „ June 9, 1909. 



Irides yellow ; eyelids yellow ; cere greenish yellow ; 

 bill slatr-coloured ; legs and toes bright lemon-yellow. 



Both these examples are in full plumage ; the June bird 

 having a few brownisli-edued feathers on the nape, but 

 otherwise being like the September specimen. 



This species is resident in the Ajo district, but l)y no 

 means so plentiful as C. maculosus. 



176. Circus maculosus. 



Circus macrojiterus Arg. Orn. ii. p. 58 ; Holland, Ibis, 

 J 897, p. 162. 



Circus maculosus Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 62. 



u. (^ . Luiconia, Ajo. Jan. 31, 1909. 



/j, c. ? . Los Ynglases, Ajo. Feb. 14, Mar. 16, 1909. 



d. c? ad. Luiconia, Ajo. April 29, 1909. 



e,f. c? ? ad. Los Ynglases. May 13, 24, 1909. 



r/. 2 ad. Alto Paraguay, Bolivia. Oct. 15, 1909. 



The January and April birds are moulting. The jNIaich 

 bird has the whole under parts suffused with deep buff, with 

 streaks and narrow spots of black on the breast, and brown 

 spots on the belly, thighs, and under tail-coverts. 



177. AsTURINA PUCHERANl. 



Asturina pucherani Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 205 : Arg. Orn. 

 ii. p. 58. 



Rnfarnis pucherani Sharpe, Hand-1. i. p. 257 (1899). 



a. ? ad. Uiacho Ancho, N. Argentine. Aug. I, 1909. 



b. (^ inim. Colonia Mihanovitch, N. Argentine. Aug. 11, 

 1909. 



c. d. S ? ad. & imm. Ten miles above Villa Pilar, Pai-a- 

 guay. Aug. 7, 1909. 



Ad. ?. Irides yellow, cere and orbits yellow; bill slaty, 

 black at tip; legs and toes lemon-yellow. 



