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Show 1886.] FROM TARAPACA, N O R T H E R N CHILI. 403 41. FULICA LEUCOPTERA, Vieill. Fulica leucoptera, Sci. et Salv. Ex. Orn. p. 119, pi. lx. Fulica chloropoides, Landb. Wiegm. Arch. 1862, pt. i. p. 218. Fulica stricklandi, Hartl. J. f. O. 1853, Extrah. p. 86. Huasco. One 2 '• "iris red-brown; feet and bill yellowish green ; ridge of bill white ; spot near nostrils yellow ; spot above the beak chocolate." 42. VANELLUS RESPLENDENS (Tsch.). Vanellus resplendens, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 336. Sitana and Sacaya. Three males, two females; sexes alike : iris carmine ; beak and feet carmine ; point of beak black. Neither Tschudi nor Taczanowski appear to have noted that there is no hind toe in this species. 43. iEGIALITIS OCCIDENTALIS, Cab. AZgialitis occidentalis, Cab. J. f. O. 1872, p. 158, et 1885, pi. fig. 1 (head). Sitana, Huasco, and Cueva negra. Examples of both sexes: "iris brown ; feet black." Mr. Seebohm has kindly determined these specimens, and sends me the subjoined remarks :- "Although Cabanis gives no locality, nor mentions the colour of the legs and feet, there can be no doubt that his name refers to this species. He says it is a larger bird than A3, nivosus, but like it has white lores. He also refers to the rusty hind head and neck. " It appears to be the South-American representative of A3, rufi-capillus, which inhabits the coasts of Australia, Tasmania, and occasionally New Zealand." 44. OREOPHILUS RUFICOLLIS (Wagl.). Oreophilus ruficollis, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 347. Lalcalhuay. One d • iris dark brown; bill black; feet carmine. 45. THINOCORUS ORBIGNYANUS, Less. Thinocorus orbignyanus, Tacz. Orn. Pe'r. iii. p. 281. Sacaya. Examples of both sexes : iris brown ; bill horn-colour ; feet yellow. Three eggs are much pointed, and call to mind those of the Grallse: they are of a shining buffy white, finely speckled with greater and lesser black and blackish specks, and measure about 1-5 by 1-1. 46. PHEGORNIS MITCHELLI, Fraser. Leptopus mitchelli, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1844, p. 157. Phegorni-s mitchelli, Tacz. Orn. Per. iii. p. 372. Sitana. One d '• "iris dark brown, almost black ; feet yellowish ; beak black." |
