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bird suspends its nest from the rushes in the swamps of the 

 province of Santiago, and lays from two to four eggs in the 

 months of September and October. 



18. Pteroptochus albicoUis, vulg. Tapaculo, lays m October and 

 November two eggs, in a badly-made nest, which it places in the 

 holes of cliffs, or oftener in the empty galleries of the Octodon 

 Cumingii. 



19. Miiscisaxicola nigra, \u\g. Colegial, pellejo del homo, lays 

 in October and November from three to four eggs, in a pretty 

 little nest, which it builds upon the ground, principally in barren 

 and pebbly places bordering on rivers. 



20. Munus thenca, vulg. Trenca or Tenca, lays in October or 

 November three or four eggs, in a well-built nest, made on the 

 outside of small branches and on the inside of straw and wool, 

 which it places a little above the ground on shrubs. 



21. Agriornis lividus, vulg. Sortal mero, lays in October and 

 November two or four eggs, in a badly-made nest, placed in the 

 holes of cliffs. 



22. Culicivora parvulus, vulg. Torito cachudito, lays from Sep- 

 tember to November from two to four eggs, in a small nest, which 

 it places in shrubbery, even in nettles, a few feet from the ground. 



23. Tcenioptera pyropa, vulg. Diucon papamoscas, lays in Oc- 

 tober and November from three to four eggs, in a nest made of 

 pieces of wood, straw, and moss ; this is found sometimes in holes 

 on the edges of cliffs, sometimes on trees at the junction of the 

 branches, even at the height of from six to twelve feet. 



24. Myiohius albiceps, vulg. Arriero, Chiflador, lays from 

 November to January from two to three eggs, in a pretty nest, 

 which it builds in the thick foliage of shrubs. 



25. Leichenops erythropterus, vulg. Runrun, lays from two to 

 three eggs in a nest which it builds in the course of November, 

 and which it places on the ground in marshy and moist places. 

 I ought to rectify here an error in Mr. Gillis's work on Chili, in 

 regard to the female of this species, which is no other than his 

 L. erythroptervs. I am perfectly sure of this fact. 



26. Turdus fuscater, vulg. Sorral, lays from October to No- 

 vember three or four eggs, in a nest constructed and lined with 

 moss, which it places a little above the ground in shrubs. 



27. Agelaius theleus, vulg. Trile, lays in October three or four 



