Paraguay, Bolivia, and Southern Brazil . 
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Fam. Scolopacida:. 
249. Himantopus brasiliensis. 
Himantopus brasiliensis Arg. Orn. ii. p. 179. 
Himantopus melanurus Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 316. 
a. $ ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. Oct. 3, 1908. 
b, c. $ $ nestling. „ ,, Nov. 1, 1908. 
d. £ ad. „ ,, Jan. 11, 1909. 
e. £ young- a >> J an - 27, 1909. 
/. $ imm. ,, „ Mar. 6, 1909. 
g. $ ad. Riacho Ancho, N. Argentine. Aug. 1, 1909. 
This Stilt is resident and common in the Ajo district, 
frequenting all the inland waters, and many were seen on 
the expedition up the Paraguay River. 
During the winter season they associate in flocks. Their 
usual cry is sharp and penetrating, a sort of short “ wheetY 
250. Steganopus wilsoni. 
Steganopus tricolor Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 705. 
Phalaropus wilsoni Arg. Orn. ii. p. 180. 
a. ? ad. Bolivia, Alto Paraguay. Oct. 15, 1909. 
Irides hazel ; bill black; legs and toes dull yellow-ochre. 
251. Gallinago Paraguay^:. 
Gallinago paraguayce Arg. Orn. ii. p. 181; Sharpe, Cat. 
B. xxiv. p. 650. 
a. £ ad. Los Ynglases, Ajo. May 16, 1909. 
Irides dark brown; bill medium olive at base, dark horn- 
coloured at tip ; legs and toes olive. 
252. RiiyncH/EA semicollaris. 
Rhynchwa semicollaris Arg. Orn. ii. p. 182. 
Rostratula semicollaris Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 690. 
This species is not represented in the collections made by 
me, but there is an adult female (shot at Los Ynglases, Ajo, 
on Sept. 21, 1909) in the collection of Miss Runnacles, and 
ten eggs collected by her between Oct. 18 and Nov. 14, 
1909. 
