1882.] FROM THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 611 



Only two of these birds were observed during my trip through 

 Misiones. It frequents the dense gloomy forests, where it busies 

 itself in scraping amongst the dead leaves ; and although it may be 

 close at hand and the rustling distinct, a quick eye is required to 

 detect it, as its plumage is of the exact colour of decaying foliage. 

 If startled, it flies up onto the trunk of the nearest tree, and there 

 remains perfectly motionless in an upright position. I never heard 

 it utter a single note. 



100. LePTASTHENURA iEGITHALOIDES (Kittl.). 



$ . City of Catamarca, Arg, Rep., Aug. 6, 1880. 



Iris light sepia. 



Not uncommon in the well-wooded gardens around the town. 



101. Leptasthenura fuliginiceps (Lafr. et d'Orb.). 



2 . Sierras de Totoral, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., July 24, 1980. 

 Iris light brown. 



1 found this bird principally on the slopes of the hills, outside 

 the dense woods ; but it is not abundant. It has a note something 

 similar to that of the Wren. 



102. Synallaxis ruficapilla (Vieill.). 



J. Monte Grande, B. Aires, Arg. Rep., Jan, 2, 1881. 

 Two or three were seen in the tala woods. 



[I have not seen Mr. White's specimens, and should rather doubt 

 their belonging to the true S. ruficapilla. — P. L. S.] 



103. Synallaxis frontalis, Pelz. 



cS. Oran, Salta, Arg. Rep., Nov. 12, 1880. 



2 . Sierras de Totoral, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., July 29, 1880. 



In the upper provinces of the Argentine Republic this bird is not 

 unfrequently met with. 



104. Synallaxis albescens, Temm. 



$ . San Javier, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 8, 1881. 

 Not unfrequently met with in the woods of Misiones. 



10.5. Synallaxis phryganophila, Vieill. 



cJ. Punta Lara, B. Aires, Arg. Rep., Feb. 18, 1881. 

 Iris reddish brown. 



This was the only specimen seen, and was shot in tlie dense tala 

 woods along the shores of the La Plata. 



lOG. Synallaxis whitii, Sclater, Ibis, 1881,p. GOO, t. xvii. fig. 2. 



cJ . Oran, Salta, Arg. Rep., Nov. 9, 1880. 



This new species must be rare, as 1 only succeeded in obtaining 

 one specimen near Oran. 



