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7. Himantopus nigricollis (Vieill.) ; Scl. & Salv. P.Z. S. 1866, 

 p. 567. 



Upper Ucayali and Santa Cruz (Bartlett). 



" I found this Stilt breeding near a shallow pool at Santa Cruz left 

 by the subsidence of the river. It lays four eggs, which resemble 

 those of the European species, but are somewhat darker in colour." 

 — E.B. 



8. Gambetta flavipes. 

 Chamicuros (Bartlett). 



"All the above-mentioned seven species are commonly met with in 

 the towns at the rise of the rivers, there being no sand banks for 

 them to rest on as in the dry season. They pass from south to north 

 in September and October and return again in March aud April. 

 Whether any of them breed further south I am unable to say ; but 

 none of them, with the exception of Himantopus nigricollis, breed on 

 the Upper Amazons." — E. B. 



Fam. Larid^e. 



1. Phaethusa magnirostris (Licht.): Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1871, 

 p. 567. 



Thalasseus magnirostris, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 200. 

 Sterna magnirostris, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 979. 

 Lower Ucayali and Huallaga (Bartlett) ; Pebas (Hauxwell). 



2. Sterna superciliaris, Vieill.; Scl. & Salv. P. Z.S. 1866, p. 200, 

 1871, p. 571. 



Lower Ucayali aud Santa Cruz (Bartlett) . 



3. Rhynchops nigra, Linn. 



Rhynchops melanura, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 201 ; 1867; 

 p. 754; 1871, p. 566. 



Lower Ucayali and Rio Huallaga (Bartlett). 



Fam. Crypturid^;. 



1. TlNAMUS GUTTATUS, Pelz. 



Chamicuros (Bartlett). 



" This species is the ■ Urcu-yutu ' of the Indians. Its eggs are 

 coloured of a beautiful dark blue." — E. B. 



2. Crypturus cinereus (Gm.). 

 Chamicuros and Santa Cruz (Bartlett). 



" This species is heard nearly everywhere, but seldom seen, owing to 

 its habit of skulking about on the ground amongst tangled masses of 

 bush. The eggs, of a polished texture and dark chocolate-brown in 

 colour, are deposited in a nest on the ground. This Tinamou is called 

 1 Yana-yutu' by the Indians." — E. B. 



3. Crypturus pileatus (Bodd.). 



Tinamus parvirostris, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 724. 



Chyavetas (Bartlett). 



The single specimen brought home by Mr. Bartlett was named from 



