Mr Dalyleish on Birds and Eggs from Central Uruguaij. 247 



Mr Durnford records it, and describes it as frequenting dry 

 places, where it lives on the ground. 



Clutch of four eggs, taken from a nest placed in a tree in 

 Tala garden, on 18th October 1879. These average 1-jV ~^ If 

 inch, are pyriform in shape, and of a white colour. 



The nest is formed of thorns, and is about 18 inches long, 

 the eggs being placed at the bottom, on a lining composed of 

 felted wool, with a few hairs, rags, and feathers intermingled. 

 A passage leads into the nest from the top. 



16. Pitangus lellicosus (Viell.) — native name *' Bien-te-veo" 

 (I see you well), which it has received, from the fancied re- 

 semblance which its call bears to these w^ords. — This species, 

 wdiich is typical of the great family of tyrant flycatchers, is 

 found throughout Brazil and Bolivia, and the countries lying 

 to the south of tliem. It is very common in the open country 

 in Uruguay. In general structure it resembles the shrikes, 

 but in its habits it resembles many birds. Its flight is undu- 

 latory, and its head appears too large for its body. Darwin 

 says it has a habit of hovering like a kestrel over one spot, 

 and then passing on to another at a little distance, from 

 which it might be casually taken for a bird of prey, but 

 its stoop is w^anting in force and rapidity ; at other times 

 it frequents the water-side, remaining stationary like a king- 

 fisher, and catching any small fish that may come near the 

 margin. At sunset and sunrise, taking their station on a 

 bush, they reiterate their deafening cry, erecting their crest 

 and jerking their head about the while. Its food consists 

 of insects, small fish, grain, vegetables, and fruit. In winter 

 when insect life fails, it comes near houses, and then also 

 frequently foUows the vultures, to pick morsels off the car- 

 cases they feed on. It is very familiar and impertinent, 

 although a great bully, chasing, and being chased in turn, 

 by all other birds. 



Clutch of four eggs, taken 8th November 1879, from a 

 nest placed in a tree, in Tala garden. These average in 

 size 1^ X l-i inch, and are of a yellowish cream colour, with 

 small, very dark reddish spots, chiefly at the large end. 

 They are pear-shaped (Plate VIIL, fig. 1). 



The nest is generally placed in a fork of a low tree, but ]\jr 



