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Birds of Paraguay , 
During the preparation of this paper, I have had the 
advantage of being able to consult Dr. Bawdier Sharpe on 
all difficult questions, and Mr. C. E. Hellmayr has also 
very kindly supervised my manuscript. 
The original notes written by Mr. Foster during his 
stay in England are given in brackets [ ] with his initials 
tf W. F” 
1. Tinamus solitakius. 
Ynambu mocoicogoe Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 56. no. cccxxxii. 
(1805). 
Cryptura solitaria Yieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxiv. 
p. 105 (1819). 
Tinamus solitarius Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 501, 
pi. vii. (1895) ; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. i. p. 229 (1901) ; 
Bertoni, Aves Nuevas del Paraguay, p. 23 (1901) ; Ihering, 
Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 
Mr. Foster says that he has never met with this Tinamou 
himself* but has found its nest on three occasions. The 
eggs are smooth and glossy in texture and of a peacock- 
blue colour. He found nests and obtained eggs on Oct. 4, 
Nov. 15* and Dec. 26, 1904. Their measurements are: axis 
2‘45-2*6 inches ; diameter 1*75-1*95. 
Mr. Bertoni (/. c.) writes “ I met with a nest on Nov. 1, 
at the foot of a tree, with no other foundation but the fallen 
leaves. It contained four eggs of a lovely bluish green, 
and measuring 56 x 48 millim.” 
2. Crypturus tataupa. 
Ynambu Tataupa Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 48. no. cccxxix. 
(1805). 
Tinamus tataupa Temm. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 590, 752 
(1815) ; Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 21. no. 329 (1847) 
Crypturus tataupa Yieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxxiv. 
p. 108 (1819) ; Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 37 (Pilcomayo) ; 
Salvad. Cat. B. Brit.' Mus. xxvii. p. 525 (1895) ; Seth-Smith, 
Avic. Mag. (2) ii. p. 285, cum tab. (1901) ; Ihering, Be vista 
Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 
