606 MR. E. W. WHITE ON BIRDS [June 20, 
This little bird, which has a chirping note, was shot whilst skipping 
about amongst the weeds near swampy ground, 
77. STIGMATURA FLAVO-CINEREA (Burm.). 
3. 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. 
28. SERPHOPHAGA SUBCRISTATA ( Vieill.). 
3g. Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Dec. 31, 1880. 
3. Concepcion, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 21, 1881. 
Q. 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 1-5 in., 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 yeliow tinge, without 
spots. The middle of November is about the breeding-season of 
this bird. 
_ 79. SeRPHOPHAGA NiGRICANS (Vieill.). 
3 Q. Itapua, Misiones, Arg. Rep., July 18, 1881. 
Tris 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. Lerropocon rristis, 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. Exarnea ausicers (Lafr. et d’Orb.) ? 
gS. Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Feb. 2, 1881. 
2? ” Py) Jan. 273 1881. 
Tris brown. 
Very common in the province of Buenos Aires; found in the 
clumps of trees. 
