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4. Anthus, sp. ? 



" Common in all the meadows near Lima : soars in the air almost 

 perpendicularly for about 60 feet, and sings while ascending. Feeds 

 on worms, &c. The female lays four eggs, of a dirty-white colour. 

 Irides dark brown." — W. N. 



5. Tanagra darwini, Bp. 



" Possibly T. darwini, but cannot be T. striata, as we have males 

 and females here in Lima. Tschudi never saw a female ; his de- 

 scription only refers to the male. In the months of August and 

 September one or two male birds can be found in every fruit-garden 

 in Lima. The females are extremely scarce. This year I shot in 

 one garden thirty birds, and only obtained two females. When the 

 fruit-season is over they go away, I do not know where. They rarely 

 build in Lima ; only once I saw a nest ; it was on the top of a willow 

 in a garden, in the month of September. A mischievous fellow shot 

 the female on the nest. Irides reddish." — W. N. 



Certainly Tanagra darwini, Bp. (Tanagra frugilegus of Tschudi' s 

 'Fauna Peruana'), and quite distinct from Tanagra striata (Gm.), 

 although at one time I held a contrary opinion. See my note, P. Z. S. 

 1858, p. 453. 



6. Saltator striatipectus, Lafr. 



"More common than T. darwini. Frequents fruit-gardens and 

 bushes on the sides of cultivated fields. I think this species does 

 not migrate like the other. Irides light red." — W. N. 



7. Catamenia analoides (Lafr.). 



" Migratory ; I have one alive in a cage. I never saw this bird 

 till last year. I ran after it day after day for three months. With 

 all my trouble and expense I could only procure two birds. They 

 generally arrive in December and go away in May. Feeds on the 

 seeds of Sida maculata. I never saw a bird so graceful when it is 

 in its bush feeding. Irides nearly black." — W. N. 



In my American catalogue I have placed the genus Catamenia 

 near Spermophila. I am now, however, quite convinced that it is 

 much more nearly allied to Phrygilus. My C. homochroa is in fact 

 an intermediate form, perhaps more correctly referable to the latter 

 group. 



8. Volatinia jacarina (Linn.). 



" One of the commonest birds around Lima, exceedingly tame and 

 gentle. Makes its nest in low bushes ; and lays two eggs, with 

 brownish patches on a dirty-white surface. I have among my ' Birds 

 of Peru ' a carefully made drawing of the male and female, which, 

 strange to say, have never been described yet by any ornithologist. 

 All the descriptions I have seen refer to the male only. When the 

 female is sitting on the eggs, the male makes a number of jumps in 

 the air from a branch near the nest. Irides nearly black." — W. N. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1866, No. VII. 



