Pararjiiaij, Bolivio. and Soutlieni Brazil. 4G3 



Ajo district. I have never l)cen able to distinguish its cry 

 from that of the others; it is a weird series of noises, the 

 commonest being very similar to derisive laughter softened 

 down. 



lam. Akamid.e. 



239. AllAMUS SCOLOPACEUS. 



Aramus scolopaccns Arg. Orn. ii. p. 159; Sharpe, Cat. 13. 

 xxiii. p. 237. 



a. ^ ad. Pan de Azucar, Brazil. Sept. 18, 1909. 



Irides l)ro\vn_, eyelid dusky ; bill ashy at tip^ dull yellow- 

 ochre at base, culinen dusky ; legs and toes ashy. 



Owing to the dry seasons experienced in tiie Ajo district, 

 this bird was absent during my visit^ but a few arrived in 

 the summer of 1909. It was quite commonly observed 

 on the river-expedition in all swampy localities. 



The cry is loud and the flight slow and awkward, the wings 

 being held well above the back and the head rather low. 

 AY hen alarmed this bird generally perches on the tops oi" 

 trees or bushes, after the manner of a Heron. 



The five eggs obtained agree very well with those in tlie 

 British ^Museum, but are slightly darker in the ground- 

 colour. 



Fam. Parrid.e. 



240. Parra jacana. 



Parra jacanu Aig. Oi'u. ii. p. 1G3. 



Jacana jacana Sliarpe, Cat. B. xxiv. j). 82. 



a,b,c. J ? ad. Tayru, Paraguay. Aug. 5, 1909. 



d,ejf. ^ ? ad. and young. Ten miles above Villa Pihir, 

 Paraguay. Aug. 7, 1909. 



y. (^ ad. Curuzu Chica, Paraguay. Aug. 28, 1909. 



Observed commonly throughout the river expedition on 

 all the swamps and lagoons. It is very tame and more or 

 les^s gregarious. Its cry is a sharp short " whit.^' It has 

 the habit of the Plovers of raising the wings above the back 

 before flight, and many individuals doing this together pre- 

 sent a pretty sight. 



