IqS Barrows o?i Birds of the Lozver Uruguay. [October 



133. Ereunetes pusilltis. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — 

 Saw fresh specimens at Mr. Aiken's, taken May i. 



134. Symphemia semipalmata. Willet. — ^A few were 

 taken by gunners near Colorado Springs May i to 10. 



135. Rhyacopliiliis solitarius. Solitary Tattler. — 

 Fresh specimens were brought to Mr. Aiken May i. 



126. Tringoides macularius. Spotted vSandpiper. — 

 Not common. First seen about May i. 



137. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper. 

 Large numbers were brought in by gunners April 38. 



138. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — Saw one 

 in the flesh taken May 9. 



129. Anas boscas. Mallard. — Saw specimens taken 

 May 9. 



130. Querquedula cyanoptera. Cinnamon Teal. — Saw 

 specimens taken by gunners May 9. 



131. Spatula clypeata. Shoveller. — Saw a few taken 

 by gunners May 9. These three species of Ducks were quite 

 numerous at a few favorable points during the early part of May. 



133. Larus dela'warensis. Ring-billed Gull. — Rare. 

 One was shot near town during the first week in May. 



133. Sterna forsteri. Forster's Tern. — Taken at rare 

 intervals, according to Mr. Aiken. 



134. Podicipes aiiritus californicus. American Eared 

 Grebe. — Saw a specimen in the flesh at Mr. Aiken's, killed 

 May I. 



BIRDS OF THE LOWER URUGUAY. 



BY WALTER B. BARROW^S. 



(^Continued fro7n p. 143.^ 



60. Phylloscartes ventralis {iTemjn.). — Among the low 

 bushes bordering the sti"eams this bird was noticed several times 

 in July. Owing to its diminutive size and sober coloring it 

 was probably often overlooked and may have been much more 

 plenty than it seemed. 



