1882.] FROM THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 621 



150. CoNURUS ACUTiCATJDATUS (VieilL). 



cj $ . Guazan near Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 5, 

 1880. 



Iris amber. 



This species is not very abundant here, but flies very swiftly in 

 flocks of seven or eight, screeching continually when on the wing. 

 I shot my specimens out of a number perching on atalatree as they 

 were devouring the young shoots. 



151. CoNURUs MOLINA, Souauce. 



c?. Campo Colorado, Oran, Salta, Arg. Rep., Nov. 4, 1880. 



Iris brown. 



A very pretty little Parrakeet, which is met with in dense forests 

 in flocks of about twenty, their flight being limited, for the most 

 part, to the clear aisles beneath the branches. 



[I have one of Mr. White's examples of the Parrot which he has 

 named C. vittatus. It agrees quite well with skins of C molince 

 in my collection, obtained by Natterer in Mato-Grosso, and by 

 Bridges in Bolivia. — P. L. S.] 



152. BOLBORHYNCHUS MONACHUS (Bodd.). 



S . Fuerte de Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 6, 1880. 



$ . San Pedro, Santiago del Estero, Arg. Rep., July 15, 1880. 



Iris light brown. 



At San Pedro these birds seem very abundant, as many of their 

 capacious nests, built of twigs, and in which they appear to roost, 

 are observed in the algarroba trees around. They fly in large flocks. 

 At Andalgala, however, they seem rare. 



153. Chrysotis vinacea (Max.). 



S . Concepcion, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 20, 1881. 



?. „ „ „ June 27, 1881. 



Iris crimson. 



Both in Concepcion and San Javier these Parrots are found in in- 

 credible numbers feeding in the orange-groves which cover and 

 enclose the extensive Jesuit ruins in those parts of Misiones. They 

 seem to be very voracious, as they feed all day long ; and the inlmbi- 

 tants shoot them for food : but they are not easily scared ; for on 

 hearing a shot, they only fly up in clouds to descend again, mean- 

 while making the air resound with their shrill cries. They can be 

 taught to talk tolerably well if taken young. 



Their breeding-time is December. 



154. Chrysotis amazonica (Linn.). 



5 . Itapua, Misiones, Arg. Rep., Aug. 6, 1881. 



Iris crimson. 



Although not very common here, this species is found abundantly 

 in the upper provinces of this Republic, especially Catamarca and 

 Tucuman, as well as in Paraguay. 



On its morning and evening passages to and from the sierras, it 



