THE IBIS. 



FOURTH SERIES. 



No. VIII. OCTOBER 1878. 



XXIX. — Notes on the Birds of Central Patagonia. 

 By Henry Durnford. 



In 'The Ibis^ for January 1877, p. 27, will be found some 

 ''Notes on Birds observed in the Chupat^ Valley, Patagonia, 

 and the Neighbourhood,^' which were the result of a month's 

 observation and collecting. Since then I have made a more 

 lengthened stay in the colony, my visit having extended from 

 September 5th, 1877, to April 20th, 1878 ; and I am thus 

 enabled to add considerably to the list of birds I then made 

 out. 



In the following communication I have thought it advisable 

 to go through the whole list of birds again, though I have 

 endeavoured to avoid any repetition of facts concerning those 

 previously mentioned. 



This time I had an exceptionally long passage from Buenos 

 Ayres; and from the 5th August, on which day we weighed 

 anchor in the river Plate, we were battling with winds and 

 waves, and otherwise delayed by calms, till the 5th September, 

 on which day we dropped our anchor in the river Chupat. 



* In the above-mentioned communication I have spelt the word Chu- 

 put. As Chupat is now generally used, I follow the custom. The more 

 correct orthography would, however, he Chuba, which is the Indian pro- 

 nunciation of the name of the river. 



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