462 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on Birds collected in Argentina, 
235. Rallus rhytirhynchus. 
Rallus rhytirhynchus Arg. Orn. ii. p. 149. 
Limnopardalis rhytirhynchus Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 29. 
a. $ imm. Cape San Antonio. Dec. 21, 1908. 
b. A imm. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Dec. 28, 1908. 
c. A imm. „ „ Jan. 27, 1909. 
d. e. A ? imm. „ „ Feb. 10-14, 1909. 
/. ? ad. „ „ May 30, 1909. 
This is the common Rail of the Ajo district, and frequents 
the dense reed-beds which abound in that locality; it is some¬ 
what shy, but by waiting specimens can be easily procured. 
236. Aramides chiricote. 
Aramides chiricote Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiii. p. 58. 
a. ? ad. Colonia Risso, Paraguay. Sept. 8, 1909. 
b, c. A a d. Pan de Azucar, Brazil. Sept. 18, 1909. 
This Bail was observed in several localities in Paraguay 
and Brazil. It was usually seen in pairs feeding along the 
banks of the numerous creeks and riachos, wherever there 
was thick undergrowth or overhanging bush. 
237. Fulica armillata. 
Fulica armillata Arg. Orn. ii. p. 157 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 
xxiii. p. 218. 
a. $ ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Oct. 27, 1908. 
b. S ad. „ ,, Mar. 8, 1909. 
All three species of Coot ( F . armillata, F. rufifrons, and 
F. leucopyga) are found in the Ajo district, though no 
specimens of the last species were obtained. On all the 
swamps Coots simply swarm, and if the observer goes quietly 
up to any open sheet of water they can be seen dotting the 
whole surface in company with numbers of Ducks and Swans. 
238. Fulica leucopyga. 
Fulica leucopyga Arg. Orn. ii. p. 157 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. 
xxiii. p. 220. 
a. ? ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Jan. 11, 1909. 
b, c. $ $ ad. ,, ,, Mar. 17, 1909. 
d. £ ad. ,, ,, April 6, 1909. 
This is, perhaps, the commonest of the three Coots in the 
