402 MR. p. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS [JunC 29, 



32. Dafila spinicauda (Vieill.). 



Dufila spinicauda, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 481. 

 Sitana. A pair : " iris browu." 



33. Metriopelia melanoptera (Gm.). 

 Metriopelia melanoptera, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 239. 

 Lalcalhuay. Ac?:" i"s dark blue ; feet black." 



34. Metriopelia aymara (d'Orb.). 



Metriopelia aymara, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 240. 



Huasco and Sitana. Examples of both sexes: iris black or very 

 dark brown ; feet flesh-coloured. 



35. Melopelia meloda ( Tsch.). 



Melopelia meloda, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 24 1 . 



Pica. A single specimen : " iris brown ; feet carmine ; beak 

 black." 



!i6. Cham^pelia cruziana (d'Orb.), 

 Chani(Bpelia cruziana, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 248. 

 Pica. Examples of both sexes : " iris dark red, with white rim ; 

 feet brick-red." 



37. Gymnopelia erythrothorax (Meyen). 

 Gymnopelia erythrothorax, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 249. 

 Sibaya. A young male : "iris light blue ; feet flesh-colour; naked 



skin round the eye orange." 



38. Gallinula galeata (Licht.). 

 Gallinula galeata, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 327- 

 Sitana. A single skin : " iris brown." 



39. FuLiCA gigantea, Eyd. et Soul. 

 Fulica gigantea, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 329. 



Cuera 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 1-8 inch. 



40. Fulica ardesiaca, Tsch. 



Fulica ardesiaca, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 328 ; Scl. et Salv. Ex. 

 Orn. pi. Ivii. 



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." 



