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Show 1882.] FROM THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. 621 150. C O N U R U S ACUTICAUDATUS (Vieill.). cf 2 • Guazan near Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 5, 1880. Iris amber. This species is not very abundant here, but flies very swiftly in flocks of seven or eight, screeching continually when on the wing. I shot my specimens out of a number perching on a tala tree as they were devouring the young shoots. 151. CONURUS MOLIN^E, Souance. cf • Campo Colorado, Oran, Salta, Arg. Rep., Nov. 4, 1880. Iris brown. A very pretty little Parrakeet, which is met with in dense forests in flocks of about twenty, their flight being limited, for the most part, to the clear aisles beneath the branches. [I have one of Mr. White's examples of the Parrot which he has named C. vittatus. It agrees quite well with skins of C. molina in my collection, obtained by Natterer in Mato-Grosso, and by Bridges in Bolivia.-P. L. S.] 152. BOLBORHYNCHUS MONACHUS (Bodd.). cf. Fuerte de Andalgala, Catamarca, Arg. Rep., Sept. 6, 1880. 2 • San Pedro, Santiago del Estero, Arg. Rep., July 15, 1880. Iris light brown. At San Pedro these birds seem very abundant, as many of their capacious nests, built of twigs, and in which they appear to roost, are observed in the algarroba trees around. They fly in large flocks. At Andalgala, however, they seem rare. 153. CHRYSOTIS VINACEA (Max.). cf . Concepcion, Misiones, Arg. Rep., June 20, 1881. 2. „ „ „ June 27, 1881. Iris crimson. Both in Concepcion and San Javier these Parrots are found in incredible numbers feeding in the orange-groves which cover and enclose the extensive Jesuit ruins in those parts of Misiones. They seem to be very voracious, as they feed all day long ; and the inhabitants shoot them for food: but they are not easily scared; for on hearing a shot, they only fly up in clouds to descend again, meanwhile making the air resound with their shrill cries. They can be taught to talk tolerably well if taken young. Their breeding-time is December. 154. CHRYSOTIS AMAZONICA (Linn.). 2 . Itapua, Misiones, Arg. Rep., Aug. 6, 1881. Iris crimson. Although not very common here, this species is found abundantly in the upper provinces of this Republic, especially Catamarca and Tucuman, as well as in Paraguay. On its morning and evening passages to and from the sierras, it |