200 Mr. H. Durnford on the Birds of 
^ -132. Tryngites rueescens (Vieill.); Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 
p. 146. 
I have never met with this bird myself; but a friend shot 
some on the 20th February a little to the west of Buenos 
Ayres. The stomachs of two I opened contained small seeds. 
Iris wood-brown ; legs and feet dull orange ; beak and claws 
black. 
f-133. Limosa hudsonica (Lath.); Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 
p. 146. 
Common from April to September about lagoons and cc ar- 
royos” to the south of Buenos Ayres. It is sometimes here 
called “ Woodcock.” In habits it much resembles the Bar¬ 
tailed Godwit at home. 
-(-134. Brynchops nigra, Linn.; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1869, 
p. 634. 
I have not myself observed this species; but my collection 
contains two specimens, shot respectively in January and No¬ 
vember, both near Buenos Ayres. They vary much in size. 
135. Phaethusa magnirostris (Licht.) ; Scl. et Salv. 
P. Z. S. 1871, p. 567. 
Occasionally seen near Belgrano, appearing to be a fresh¬ 
water Tern; but of its habits I know very little. I found it 
common at Baradero in April in small parties; and I watched 
one flock for some time, the individuals of which kept circling 
over a millpond, which evidently held a good supply of small 
fish; for they constantly kept darting into the water. This 
species has a note quite unlike that of any other Tern I know; 
it is very like the cry of the “ Tero-tero ” ( Vanellus cayen- 
nensis ); and for this bird I have often mistaken it. Beak pale 
orange; legs and feet pale slate-colour. 
-f-136. Sterna trudeauii, Aud.; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1871, 
p. 570. 
In March of last year, during quarantine on Flores Island, 
at the mouth of the La Plata, I constantly saw a few of these 
birds about; and later I saw several near Montevideo. Since 
then I have occasionally seen a few in this neighbourhood at 
