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An old bird sitting, I moved the egg on more than one occasion, but 

 never found the old bird carry away the egg. If the young bird is 

 moved it is sometimes taken away by the old birds. Last year, upon 

 one occasion, I found a young bird, and brought it home to draw. 

 Having finished, I took it back to the same spot and waited to see 

 whether the old bird would find it again. In about half an hour, 

 the low plaintive cry of the young bird brought the old one, who 

 carried it away to a distance of about 200 yards." — W. N. 



In my notes on the American Caprimulgidce, published in the last 

 volume of the Society's 'Proceedings'*, I remarked that I much 

 doubted vi^hether Mr. Cassin had correctly united C. (equicaudatus, 

 Peale, vrith C.parvulus, Grould. The specimen now sent me by Prof. 

 Nation proves that my suspicions vpere correct. There can be little 

 doubt that the present species is the same as that discovered by 

 Peale, as it agrees tolerably well with his figure and description, and 

 is also from the same locality, where also Prof. Nation tells us it is 

 the only species that occurs. It is, however, certainly distinct from 

 the true Anf?-ostomus parviilus of Brazil and La Plata, having a longer 

 and more compressed bill, being much more sandy and paler above, 

 and wanting the distinct ocellated spots on the wings which distin- 

 guish the Brazilian bird. 



The single specimen sent by Prof. Nation is a female, and has the 

 wing-band rufous, and the gular spot indistinct and fulvous. 



^10. PORZANA JAMAICENSIS (Gm.). 



"Found in the «//«//a-fields."— W. N. 



Does not seem to differ from Guatemalan specimens. 



-{~n. PoRZANA ERYTHROPS, Sp. nOV. (PI. XXI.) 



" Found in the ditches, where there is much vegetation." — W. N. 

 I have not been able to find any description of this very well- 

 marked species, which may be described as follows : — 



Supra fuscescenti-olivacea, alls et cauda concoloribus : capitis et 

 cervicis lateribus cum corpore subtus pallide plumbeis, gula 

 albicante : hypochondriis, alarum tectricibus inferiortbus et 

 crisso nigricantibus albo transfasciatis: anofulvescente : rostro 

 ad basin sanguineo, inde corneo, apice jlavo : pedibus flavidis : 

 long, tota 7'o, alee 4"2, caudce 1*2, rostri a rictu 0"9, tarsi 1*2, 

 dig. med. c. ungue 1*3. 

 Hab. in vicin. Linise in Peruv. transand. 



This bird is of about the same size as P. Carolina, and has the 

 bill of nearly the same form, but seems to be shorter and stouter in 

 general aspect. The wings are short and concave, the second and 

 third primaries being longest, and the next following gradually di- 

 minishing in length. But the most remarkable parts of the bird's 

 structure are the feet, the tarsi being shorter and stouter, and the 

 toes much shorter than in any other Crake with which I am ac- 

 quainted. It may probably be necessary to institute a separate genus 

 * P. Z. S. 18G6. p. 138. 



