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31. PoDiCEPS CALiPARiEus (Lesson). 



c?. Cosquin, Cordova, Arg. Rep., Sept. 6, 1882. 

 Iris crimson. 



This was the only specimen seen, and obtained in the same locality 

 as P. rollandi. 



32. PODICEPS ROLLANDI (Q. Ct G.). 



cJ. Cosquin, Cordova, Arg. Rep., Sept. 11, 1882. 



$ . _ „ „ „ Sept. 1, 1882. 



Iris crimson. 



These were obtained on the river ; but I never observed any more. 



33. NoTHURA ciNERASCENs, Burm. 



Cosquin, Cordova, Arg. Rep., Aug. 21, 1882. 



Iris amber. 



This species is met with on the thickly wooded slopes near the 

 mountains, where the shrubs branch out quite low down, barely 

 leaving room for the ingress and egress of the bird beneath. They 

 are not common, and I only observed them singly. A slight rustling 

 among the leaves alone indicates their presence ; and if you are quick- 

 sighted, you may get a glimpse of them as they start out two or 

 three yards from cover. Once in the open, they stop abruptly an 

 instant to plume their wings, and off they are over the trees with a 

 flight neither long nor quick but very jerky ; I found them, however, 

 very difficult to shoot, on account of the density of arboreal growth. 



[Besides the species mentioned in Mr. White's notes above given, 

 Mr, White's collection, received by Mr. E. Gerrard, jun., contains 

 several examples of a fine new Finch of the genus Poospiza named by 

 Mr. White P. erijthrophrys, but decidedly diiferent, as I find on 

 comparison with the type of the latter species in my collection. 

 This I propose to dedicate to its discoverer as 



PoospizA WHiTii, sp. nov. (Plate IX.) 



Supra cinerea; capitis lateribus nigris, supra superciliis longis, 

 infra strigis rictalihus albis marginatis ; subtits saturate fulvo- 

 castanea, ventre medio et imo albo, crisso fulvescente ; subalaribus 

 et campierio atari albis ; caudd plumbeseenti-nigra ; rectricibus 

 lateralibus externis lati, duabus proximis angiistiiis albo termi- 

 natis ; rostro nigro, pedibus/uscescenti-carneis: long, tola 5'5, 

 alee 2'4, caudce 2'() poll. Angl. Fern, mari similis, sed suprh 

 fiiscescenti-cinerea, et subtiis colore pectoris et laterum brunneo 

 diver sa. 

 Hab. prope Cordova rep. Arg. {E. W. White). 

 Obs. Sp. P. nigrorufce proxima, sed colore pectoris saturate 

 badio, neque rufo, facile dignoscenda. 



Mr. White's examples of this pretty species were obtained at 

 Cosquin in June, July, and A\igust last. The iris is noted as 

 " dark brown."] 



