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Show 80 ZOOLOGY OF TilE VOYAGE OF TilE BEAGLE. ANUMBIUS nunEn. D 'Orb. and Lafr. Anumbius mbor. ])'Orb. 8j Laj. Ma~ de Zool, 1838, p. 18. Furnarius rubcr. Vieill. Ency. Mcth. 514. Anumbi rouge. Azara, No. 220. Frequents reeds on the borders of lakes near Maldonado. Habits very similar to those of Synallaxis maluroides, and likewise of the two species of Limnornis ; to one of which L. curvirostris, it is most closely allied in structure. Iris bright yellowish orange; tarsi, with faint tinge of blue; tongue divided on each side a little below the extreme point. GENUs.-LIMNORNIS. Gould. Rostrum capitis lm1gitudine seu longius, leviter a basi ad apicem arcuaturn, lateraliter compressum, lwud emm-ginatum; na'ribus magnis basalibus linearibus apertis aut partim opercula tectis: alre b1·evissimm 1·otundm, plumis quarta, quinta sextaqucfere cequalibus et longissimis; cauda 1·otundata et graduata, scapis aliquanto ultm 1·adios productis; tarsi mediocres, fm·titer scutellati; ltalluce digito medio b1·eviore, 1'0- busto, ungue robusto m·mato, digit is latemlibus fe1'e mqualibus, intermediis aliquanto brevioribtts. 1. LIMNORNIS RECTIROSTRIS. Gould. Plate XXVI. L. pallidejlavescenti fusca; cervice nigrescentifusco; cauda rufa; tect1·icibus primaTiis secundariisq1tejuscis 1·ujo late mw-ginatis; fascia pone oculos, gulu abdomineq1te .flavescenti albis ; ltypoclwndriis fulvis. Long. tot. G-fl uno; rost. -fJ, alw, 2-fu cauikc, 2-h- tarsi, n· Crown of the head brown; the remainder of the upper surface, pale yellowish brown; tail rufous and acutely pointed; wing coverts, primaries and secondaries brown, broadly margined with rufous; stripe behind the eye, throat, and all the under surface uuffy white ; flanks tawny ; bill lengthened, orange at the base, dark brown at the tip; iris rusty red ; feet very pale coloured ; claws whitish. Habitat, Maldonado, La Plata. (June.) This bird lives amongst the reeds on the borders of lakes. It often alights vertic~ll~ on stems of plants, but in climbing does not use its tail : habits, generally stmtlar to those of Synallaxis malumides. |