South America ; but, having been seMom seen by members of the 

 expedition, may be regarded as rare in Chili." 



Mr. H. Whitely collected "specimens of both sexes of this species at 

 Chihauta, Arequipa, Paucartambo and Tinta " ; at the latter locality he 

 " shot them off cactus plants. Eye dark hazel ; l)ill, legs, and toes brownish 

 flesh colour." M. C. Jelski found it plentiful at liauntaand Junin (11,000 

 to 14,000 feet), in High Peru. 



Among many of the valuable contributions to the ' Proceedings of the 

 Zoological Society ' we have from the pen of Mr. W. H. Hudson the most 

 interesting notes on the habits of the ' Birds of Patagonia,' from which I 

 have much pleasure in adding those respecting the present species : — 

 " This is a pretty and elegant bird, though possessing no bright colours ; 

 they go in pairs in the warm season, but in winter unite in flocks, often of 

 two or three hundred individuals, and have a graceful, undulating flight. 

 On being approached they utter a series of low ticking notes, and 

 occasionally a long squealing cry. The male has also a very agreeable 

 song, which continues all the year. In pleasant weather the song is heard 

 at all hours ; on cold and cloudy days, only at sunset. The bird usually 

 soars from his perch and utters his song while gliding down with wings 

 depressed and tail outspread. When I first heard it, I was startled with 

 its wonderful resemblance to the song of the Correndera Pipit (Anthiis 

 correndera) ; it is, however, much shorter and more powerful. 



" This species is quite common in the thickets along the Rio Negro, in 

 the neighbourhood of Carmen ; but, following up the river, appears to 

 become much rarer." 



We are also indebted to Mr. H. Durnford for his observations on the 

 habits of this bird (published in the ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society'), 

 which he says is : — " Common at Chupat throughout the spring and sum- 

 mer, and often seen during our journey in the valleys ; it never wanders 

 far from water. On the 20th September I took a nest on the hills near 

 the colony ; it was a very neat structure of wool, feathers, and the flowers 

 of a grass, and placed in the centre of a thick bush, about a foot above the 

 ground. It contained two eggs, of a pale green ground-colour, thickly 

 marked with dull chocolate spots and streaks. Iris wood-brown ; beak 

 dark flesh-colour, tip of both mandibles and the whole of the upper man- 

 dible darkest ; legs and feet reddish flesh- colour." 



