604 MR. E. w. WHITE ON BIRDS [June 20, 



65. Cybernetes yetapa (Vieill.). 



(S 2 . Itapua, Misioues, Arg. Rep., July 16, 1881. 



Iris wood-brown. 



Not far from the junction of the Saima with the Parana, these 

 birds were shot, iu a large swamp. 



They fly in pairs near the ground with a pitching motion, settling 

 on a long reed. Only one note was heard, uttered on the wing or 

 as they were about to fly. 



One or two specimens were observed near San Javier on the Uru- 

 guay. Their food I found to consist entirely of ants. 



66. SisoPYGis iCTEROPHRYS (Vieill.). 



cJ . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., April 18, 1881. 



$. Punta Lara, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Feb. 18, 1881. 



Iris sepia. 



Several of these birds were observed flying around a tree at Punta 

 Lara ; in fact they are by no means uncommon in the province 

 of Buenos Aires. 



67. Cnipolegus aterrimus, Kaup. 



cj . San Javier, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 7, 1881. 

 Iris crimson. 



I shot this bird in the forest near the river Uruguay, where, both 

 at Concepcion and San Javier, it was abundant. 



68. Cnipolegus, sp. inc. 



$. Santo Tome', Corrientes, Arg. Rep., May 14, 1881. 

 [The example examined is probably a female of C. cyaneirostris, 

 or of a species very closely allied — P. L. S.] 



69. LiCHENOPS PERSPICILLATUS (Gm.). 



cJ . Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Jan. 5, 1881. 

 2 . „ _ „ ,, Jan. 2, lb81. 



A common bird in the Argentine Republic. 



70. Machetornis rixosa (Vieill.). 



r? . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rej)., April 8, 1881. 



2. „ „ „ April 15, 1881. 



2 . Salto, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Oct. 10, 1881. 



Iris dark. 



This is common in the province of Buenos Aires. Duriiij? the 

 month of October, in Salto, I took its eggs, which have a pinkish 

 ground, thickly studded with streaks and spots of a reddish brown. 

 Four in a clutch. 



Meas. : axis 24 millim., diam. 18 millim. 



71. Centrites NIGER (Bodd.). 



S . San Jose de Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Aug. 26, 1881. 



2 . Salto, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Oct. 12, 1881. 



In Salto I saw two or three specimens, one male and the rest 



