598 
Mr. Charles Chubb on the 
Having compared these specimens with the series in 
the British Museum, I find them to be of a deeper coloured 
green on the upper parts, the red on the middle of the 
head being darker in colour, and ttte yellow of the under 
surface brighter. Bill dark horn-coloured above, slate- 
coloured below; tarsi and feet pale bluish ; iris orange-buff. 
Total length 7*4 inches ; eulmen 0*7 ; wing 3’9 ; tail 2*85 ; 
tarsus 085. 
I propose, therefore, that this form be separated as a 
subspecies under the title 0. flammiceps paraguayensis. 
[This species is resident throughout Central Paraguay. 
Its favourite haunts are the large forests. It is a powerful 
bird in flight. I have never been able to find out what its 
food consists of, as it resents intrusion and is difficult to 
approach. It is necessary to shoot it at sight without 
waiting to make observations, as the slightest rustle frightens 
it away. It is never to be met with in the vicinity of the 
large towns. With regard to its habits there is but little 
to say, as I have never succeeded in finding the nest, 
neither have I ever seen two of the birds together, although 
nothing much could be learnt from that, as the male and 
female are similar.— W. F.~\ 
Family Piprid.e. 
161. PlPRITES CHLORIS. 
Pipra chloris Temm. PL Col. iii. pi. 172. fig. 2 (1823 : 
Brazil). 
Piprites chloris Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. p. 284. 
a. B ad. Sapucay, March 31, 1903. 
b. $ ad. ,, April 24, 1904. 
c. d, e. ? ; /, g . B ad. Sapucay, June 20, 23, 1901. 
Bill dark horn-coloured above, slate-coloured below; tarsi 
and feet slate-coloured; iris brown. 
h. $ ad. Sapucay, July 7, 1904. 
The individuals enumerated above are similar to Tem- 
minck’s figure, and also with the specimens in the National 
Collection. 
The species is new to the avifauna of Paraguay. 
