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Show 604 MR. E. w. W H I T E O N BIRDS [June 20, 65. CYBERNETES YETAPA (Vieill.). cf 2 . Itapua, Misiones, Arg. Rep., July 16, 1881. Iris wood-brown. Not far from the junction of the Saima with the Parana, these birds were shot, in a large swamp. They fly in pairs near the ground with a pitching motion, settling on a long reed. Only one note was heard, uttered on the wing or as they were about to fly. One or two specimens were observed near San Javier on the Uruguay. Their food I found to consist entirely of ants. 66. SISOPYGIS ICTEROPHRYS (Vieill.). cf . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., April 18, 1881. 2- Punta Lara, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Feb. 18, 1881. Iris sepia. Several of these birds were observed flying around a tree at Punta Lara; in fact they are by no means uncommon in the province of Buenos Aires. 67. CNIPOLEGUS ATERRIMUS, Kaup. cf . San Javier, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 7, 1881. Iris crimson. I shot this bird in the forest near the river Uruguay, where, both at Concepcion and San Javier, it was abundant. 68. CNIPOLEGUS, sp. inc. §. Santo Tome', Corrientes, Arg. Rep., May 14, 1881. [The example examined is probably a female of C. cyaneirostris, or of a species very closely allied.-P. L. S.] 69. LICHENOPS PERSPICILLATUS (Gm.). cf. Monte Grande, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Jan. 5, 1881. 2- r „ „ Jan. 2, 1881. A common bird in the Argentine Republic. 70. MACHETORNIS RIXOSA (Vieill.). cf . Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., April 8, 18S1. $. „ „ April 15, 1881. 2 . Salto, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Oct. 10, 1881. Iris dark. This is common in the province of Buenos Aires. During the month of October, in Salto, I took its eggs, which have a pinkish ground, thickly studded with streaks and spots of a reddish brown. Four in a clutch. Meas. : axis 24 millim., diam. 18 millim. 71. CENTRITES NIGER (Bodd.). cf. San Jose de Flores, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Aug. 26, 1881. 5. Salto, Buenos Aires, Arg. Rep., Oct. 12, 1881. In Salto I saw two or three specimens, one male and the rest |