brooks: FALKLAND ISLAND BIRDS. 159 



TuRDUS FALKLANDicus Quoy & Gaimard. 

 " Thrush ". 



Thrushes are common except near Port Stanley. Here the few 

 tlirushes to be found are ui)()n the hilltops about the rocks. Else- 

 where they were found near the shore, especially about patches of 

 ferns in which they like to nest. The nests are sometimes in sheltered 

 places in the rocks and occasionally in sheds like our own Robins. 

 The nests are bulky and composed of grass. 



At least two broods are reared in a season. A \oun<;- bird able to 

 fly was taken on Xo\ember 3, and on the same day a nest containing 

 three fresh eggs. An immature bird taken on January 12, has pin 

 feathers of the first adult plumage. 



The song is of the same type as our Robin but less vigorous. 



Anthus phillipsi Brooks. 



Proc. N. E. zool. club, 6, p. 26-27. 



"Skylark". 



This pipit is abundant on the Falklands. 



It has certainly two, and perhaps three broods in a sumrher. A nest 

 foimd on December 16 contained two young and two eggs about to 

 hatch. The nest was small, and placed in a tuft of grass on a hilltop. 



Like other species of pipits they are wild and restless birds. 



Phrygilus malvinarum Brooks. 

 Proc. X. E. zool. club, 6, p. 25-26. 



The type of this strange finch is an immature bird. 



Phrygilus melanoderus (Quoy & Gaimard). 

 " Cock Sparrow ". 



This finch is common, scattered about the grassy country from the 

 valleys to the tops of the hills. 



The song is a short, clear "Chee-ru." 



