Paraguay , Bolivia, and Southern Brazil . 
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The eggs seem to vary somewhat, the two in my collection 
being quite different from the two in Miss Run^cles* col¬ 
lection. 
41. Paroaria capitata. 
Paroaria capitata Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 812, pi. xvi. 
fig. 5; Arg. Orn. i. p. 48. 
a, b . Imm. Riacho Ancho, N. Argentine. July 30, 
1909. 
Iris hazel; bill deep yellow ; legs and toes pale brown. 
c. ad. Puerto Pinasco, Alto Paraguay. Sept. 7, 1909. 
d, e,f. £ ad. et imm. Sapatero Cue, Paraguay. Sept. 3, 
1909. 
g, h. £ $ ad. Esquina, N. Argentine. Nov. 14, 1909. 
i. ? ; k, l. ^ ad. Rosario, N. Argentine. 
This is the commoner of the two Cardinals, and was 
observed throughout the river expedition from Corumba 
to as far south as Rosario in the Argentine. It was mostly 
seen in small flocks, and frequented the wood and scrub 
bordering the river or the lagoons. 
42. CoRYPHOSPINGUS CRISTATUS. 
Coryphospingus cristatus Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 803 ; 
Arg. Orn. i. p. 48. 
a . $ ad. Colonia Risso, Alto Paraguay. Sept. 8, 1909. 
Iris hazel ; bill, upper mandible sooty brown, lower 
mandible livid; legs and toes sooty black. 
b. ad. Curuzu Chica, Paraguay. Oct. 29, 1909. 
43. CoRYPHOSPIZA ALBIPRONSo 
Coryphospiza albifrons Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 766. 
Donacospiza albifrons Arg. Orn. i. p. 49. 
a. <$ ad. Cape San Antonio, Prov. Buenos Aires. Dec. 17, 
1908. 
I only observed this little bird in the rough medano 
country along the coast, and even there it is distinctly 
uncommon. 
In February, 1910, I saw a small party of four or six, 
which were probably old and young, but I could not secure 
them. 
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