(LESSER CARDINAL FINCH.)
+Paroaria capitata+, _Burm. La-Plata Reise_, ii. p. 482; _Scl. et
Salv. Nomencl._ p. 30; _White, P. Z. S._ 1882, p. 598.
_Description._--Above black; head bright scarlet, the black and red
divided by white, crescent-shaped marks on the neck, narrowing to a
point on the nape; throat black, the black extending downward to the
chest; below white; bill and feet yellowish horn-colour: total
length 6·6 inches, wing 3·0, tail 2·6.
_Hab._ Paraguay and Bolivia.
Dr. Burmeister tells us this species is not uncommon near Paraná, where
it occurs in small flocks on the river-bank, and is often seen on the
stones at the river's edge.