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Mr. Charles Chubb on the 
Rhynchotus rufescens Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvii. 
p. 548; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. i. p. 12 (1901); 
Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 
Mr. Fosters note regarding this bird is as follows :— 
[This species is resident and fairly common in all parts 
of the Republic, though being gradually killed off in the 
neighbourhood of the small towns. This bird is one of 
the most difficult to hunt with dogs, as it travels so quickly 
through the high matted grasses that by the time the sports¬ 
man reaches the dog and walks up to flush the bird, it 
may be some distance away; this is often repeated several 
times until the hunter gives up in disgust. The eggs are 
placed in a slight depression of the ground under one of the 
thick masses of grass; six egsrs are rarely exceeded.— W. F.] 
Thirteen eggs were received from Mr. Foster. They were 
collected during the months of October, November, and 
December, and vary in colour from deep lavender-grey to 
lilac-grey. Axis 2*2 to 2*4 inches ; diameter l - 6 to 1*75. 
5. Nothura maculosa. 
Ynamhui Azara, Apunt. iii. p. 40. no. cccxxvii. (1805). 
Tinamus maculosus Temm. Pig. et Gallin. iii. pp. 557, 
748 (1815). 
Cryptura fasciata Vieill. N. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxxiv. 
p. 109 (1819). 
Nothura maculosa Hartl. Ind. Azara, p. 21, no. 327 
(1847) ; Berlepsch, J. f. 0. 1887, p. 37; Salvad. Cat. B. 
Brit. Mus. xxvii. p. 559 (1895) ; Oates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus. 
i. p. 13 (1901); Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 344. 
a. ? ad. Sapucay, June 9, 1904. 
Bill and feet creamy white; iris buff. Shot in the open 
camp. 
This species is resident and common. The method of 
hunting it is the same as that recorded by Azara. It is 
a stupid bird and can be knocked over with a lasso after the 
horseman has galloped round it two or three times. 
Mr. Foster obtained two clutches of three eggs each. 
One was taken on November 28, 1904, and the other on 
