Birds of Paraguay. 
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Family Dendrocolaptidac. 
86. Furnarius RUFUS. 
Merops rufus Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 465 (1788 : Buenos 
Ayres). 
Hornero Azara, Apunt. ii. p. 221. no. ecxxi. (1805). 
Furnarius rufus Vieill. N. Diet. cTHist. Nat. xii. p. 116 
"(1817: Paraguay); Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 119 (Para¬ 
guay); Oberh. Proe. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxv. p. 134 (Sapucay); 
Ihering, Revista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 327 (Paraguay). 
a. ? ad. Sapucay, June 22, 1904. 
Two clutches of eggs were sent, which are glossy white 
and measure : axis 1 1—1*15 inch; diameter 0 - 8-0‘85. 
According to Mr. Foster this bird is resident and common 
in the vicinity of Asuncion, but comparatively scarce in the 
heavily wooded parts of the country. 
87. Lochmias nematura. 
Myiothera nematura Licht. Yerz. Doubl. p. 43 (1823: 
San Paulo) ; Richmond, Proe. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxxv. p. 614 
(1908). 
Lochmias nematura Berlepsch, J. f. O. 1887, p. 132 (Pa¬ 
rana); Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xv. p. 28 (18S0); Ihering, 
Bevista Mus. Paulista, vi. p. 327 (Paraguay). 
Hydrolegus silvestrianus , Bertoni, Aves Nuev. Paraguay, 
p. 74. 
a. $ ad. Sapucay, April 4, 1903. 
Bill black above, lighter below; tarsi and feet light brown; 
iris brown. 
b. ? ad. Sapucay, March 27, 1904. 
c*. J ad. ,, June 25, 1904. 
Bill blackish; tarsi and feet pale brown. 
d. J 1 ; e,f. ? ad. Sapucay, July 10-28, 1904. 
g. $ ad. Sapucay, September 8, 1904. 
The specimens enumerated above are identical with others 
in the National Collection, from Brazil. I have, therefore, 
followed Dr. Ihering and Mr. C. W. Richmond in placing 
