A n u m b i u s r u b e r . D'Orh. and Lafr.
Anumbius ruber. D ’Orb. SfLaf. Mag de Zool, 1838, p. 18.
Furnarius ruber. Vieill. Ency. Meth. 514.
Anumbi ronge. 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.
G e n u s .— LIMNORNIS. Gould.
Rostrum capitis longiUidine seu longms, leviter a basi ad apicem arcuatum, lateraliter
compressimi, haud emarginatum ; naribus magnis basalibus linearibus apertis aut
partim operculo tectis: idzebrevissimoe rotundæ,plumis quarta, quiiita sextaqueferl
cequalibus et longissimis ; cauda rotundata et graduata, scapis aliquanto ultra
radiosproductis; tarsi mediocres, fortitcr scutellati; halluce digito medio breviore, robusto,
ungue robusto armato, digitis lateralibus ferè oequalibus, intermediis aliquantò
brevioribus.
I . L im n o r n is r e c t ir o s t r i s . Gould.
Plate XXVI.
L. pallide fiavescenti fusca ; cervice nigrescentifusco ; caudd rufa ; tectricibus primariis
secundariisque fuscis rufo latè marginatis ; fasciâ pone oculos, gulâ abdomineque
fiavescenti albis ; hypochondriis fulvis.
Long. tot. 6 -^ unc ; rost. alee, 2 -^ caudæ, 2 ^ tarsi,
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 buffy 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
vertically on stems of plants, but in climbing does not use its ta il; habits, generally
similar to those of Synallaxis maluroides.