402 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS (June 29, 
32. DariLa spinicauDA (Vieill.). 
Dafila spinicauda, Tacz. Orn. Pér. ii. p. 481. 
Sitana. A pair: “iris brown.” 
33. METRIOPELIA MELANOPTERA (Gm.). 
Metriopelia melanoptera, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 239. 
Lalcalhuay. A o: “iris dark blue; feet black.” 
34. MerriopeLia AYMARA (d’Orb.). 
Metriopelia aymara, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 240. 
Huasco and Sitana. Examples of both sexes: iris black or very 
dark brown ; feet flesh-coloured. 
35. MeLopetia MELOoDA (Tsch.). 
Melopelia meloda, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 241. 
Pica. A single specimen: “iris brown; feet carmine; beak 
black.” 
36. CHAM#PELIA CRUZIANA (d’Orb.). 
Chamepelia cruziana, Tacz. Orn. Per. ili. p. 248. 
Pica. Examples of both sexes: ‘‘iris dark red, with white rim ; 
feet brick-red.”’ 
37. GYMNOPELIA ERYTHROTHORAX (Meyen). 
Gymnopelia erythrothorax, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 249. 
Sibaya. A young male: “‘ris light blue ; feet flesh-colour; naked 
skin round the eye orange.” 
38. GALLINULA GALEATA (Licht.). 
Gallinula galeata, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 327. 
Sitana. A single skin: “iris brown.” 
39. Furica cicantea, Eyd. et Soul. 
Fulica gigantea, Tacz. Orn. Peér. iii. p. 329. 
Cueva negra near Sacaya. Four examples, all females: “‘iris red- 
brown ; feet dark brickdust-red ; bill red-brown, with the ridge and 
point white, and a spot on each side yellow.” 
Two eggs of this species are of the usual character of this group : 
they are of a pale stone-colour, sparingly spotted and speckled with 
two shades of reddish grey, and measure about 2°8 by 18 inch. 
40. Fuxica ArpeEsrAca, Tsch. 
Fulica ardesiaca, Tacz. Orn. Pér. iii. p. 328; Scl. et Salv. Ex. 
Orn. pl. lvii. 
Huasco. Examples of both sexes, alike: ‘iris brown-red ; feet 
yellowish green ; joints and edges of toes greyish; bill with the 
ridge and borders of mandible white, the point yellowish green, and 
a spot near nostrils yellow ; blaze chocolate.” 
