606 MR. E. W. WHITE ON BIRDS [JuilC 20, 



This little bird, which has a chirping note, was shot whilst skipping 

 about amongst the weeds near swampy ground. 



Tl . Stigmatura flavo-cinerea (Burm.). 



d". Fuerte de Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 2, 1880. 



Usually three or four of these birds are found on one tree at the 

 same time, frequenting the topmost branches. They have a peculiar 

 chirp. 



78. Serphophaga subcristata (Vieill.). 



S . Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Arg. Eep., Dec. 31, 1880. 



c? . Concepcion, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 21, 1881. 



2 . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., April 8, 1881. 



Iris dark sepia. 



In the thickest brushwood, but at times in the recesses of the 

 woods of Concepcion, are found these little birds, which generally go 

 in pairs, and are very quick in their movements as they skip and 

 flutter about. They are abundant not only in Misiones, but in various 

 other parts of the Republic. In the province of Buenos Aires I 

 obtained its nest and eggs, the former of which presents an exact 

 inverted cone, of exterior depth 4 inches, interior 1"5 in., diameter 

 of top 2'5 in., of mouth TSin., lined with feathery fluff, and con- 

 structed entirely of moss, lichen, and hair. It is placed in the 

 forks of trees ; three eggs in a clutch, of a dull yellow tinge, without 

 spots. The middle of November is about the breeding-season of 

 this bird. 



79. Serphophaga nigricans (Vieill.). 



c5' $ . Itapua, Misiones, Arg. Rep., July 18, 1881. 



Iris dark. 



I have seen very few specimens of this pretty little bird, but shot 

 a pair on the banks of the Saima, about a league from Itapua. They 

 were flying about and settling every now and then on the rocks near 

 the water, or on the ground beside a sedgy clump, but very rarely 

 alighted on a twig or rush. 



80. Leptopogon TRisTis, Scl. et Salv., P. Z. S. 1876, p. 254. 



$. San Javier, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 6, 1881. 



I shot this bird amongst the lofty trees near the river-banks, 

 where it was abundant ; it was likewise met with on the sierras of 

 Totoral, but was not common there. 



81. Elainea albiceps (Lafr. et d'Orb.) ? 



cJ . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Feb. 2, 18S1. 



$. „ „ „ Jan. 27, 1881. 



Iris brown. 



Very common in the province of Buenos Aires; found in the 

 clumps of trees. 



