Paraguay, Bulicia, and Southern Brazil. 4G7 



Fam. ScoLOPACiD.E. 



249. HlMAXTOPUS BRASILIENSIS. 



Himantopus brasiliensis Arg. Oru. ii. p. 179. 

 Himantopus melanurus SliarpCj Cat. B. xxiv. p. 316. 



a. ? acf. Los Yiiglascs, Ajo. Oct. 3, 1908. 



b, c. S ^ iiestliijg. „ ,, Nov. 1, 1908. 

 f/. ^ ad. „ „ Jan. 11, 1909. 

 0. (^ young. „ ,, Jan. 27, 1909. 

 /. ? imm. „ „ Mar. 6, 1909. 



//. (^ ad. Riaelu) Anclio, N. Argentine. Aug. 1, 1909. 



This Stilt is resident and comnion iu the Ajo district^ 

 frequenting all the inland waters, and many were seen on 

 the expedition up the Paraguay Iliver. 



During the winter season they associate in flocks. Their 

 usual cry is sharp and penetrating, a sort of short " wlieet.'^ 



2r)0. Steganopus wilsoni. 



Steganopus tricolor Sliarpo, Cat. 13. xxiv. p. 705. 



Phalaropus ivilsoni Arg. Orn. ii. p. 180. 



a. ? ad. Bolivia, Alto Paraguay. Oct. 15, 1909. 



Irides hazel ; bill black ; legs and toes dull yellow-ochre. 



251. GaLLINAGO PARAGUAY.'!:. 



Gallinago paraguayce Arg. Orn. ii. p. 181 ; Sharpe, (.at, 

 B. xxiv. p. 650. 



a. S ^^- Los Ynglases, Ajo. May 16, 1909. 



Iridts dark brown; bill medium olive at base, dark horn- 

 coloured at tip ; legs and toes olive. 



252. Rhynch.ea semicollaris. 

 Rhyncheea semicollaris Arg. Oru. ii. p. 182. 

 Rustratula semicollaris Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 690. 



This species is not represented in the collections made by 

 me, bnt there is an adult female (shot at Los Ynglases, Ajo, 

 on Sept. 21, 1909) in the collection of Miss Ruunacles, and 

 ten eggs collected by her between Oct. 18 and Nov. 1 !•, 

 1909. 



