1882. ] FROM THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 621 
150. Conurvus acuTicaupatus (Vieill.). 
3d @. Guazan near Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 5, 
1880. 
Tris amber. d : 
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 a tala tree as they 
were devouring the young shoots. 
151. Conurus MoLIn#&, Souancé. 
3. 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. moline 
in my collection, obtained by Natterer in Mato-Grosso, and by 
Bridges in Bolivia.—P. L. S.] 
152. BoLBoRHYNCHUs MONACHUs (Bodd.). 
3. Fuerte de Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 6, 1880. 
@. San Pedro, Santiago del Estero, Arg. Rep., July 15, 1880. 
Tris 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. Curysoris vinacea (Max.). 
3. Concepcion, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 20, 1881. 
2. 35 ae x5 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 inhabi- 
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. Curysoris amazonica (Linn.). 
Q@. 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 
