25S [April, 



I cvinuiil iiiakr out, but 1 think it comes somewhat near Goriyna. Two weevils ol 

 the family CossonidcB occurred in the sinuses bored bj' the larvaj in the stems, and. 

 by diligently working at stumps and felled trees, I got five or six more species of this 

 interesting family, some in profusion. A very fine weevil, like a Larinus in aspect, 

 but allied I think to C;-///;^o;7;_y«c//M.«, occurred commonly under loose bark, with a few 

 small "Sta2Dhs,"&c. ; by turning stones I found a few Geodephaga,^ small Opati-um?, 

 and a Baridius ; and an Agahun in standing water. About 20 species of Coleoptera, 

 in all, occurred to me, but the Lepidoptera were much more poorly represented. 

 The only butterfly I saw was Pyrnmeis Carage, which was not- rare, tlie specimens 

 being i-ather larger and paler than Chilian examples. About half-a-dozen inconspicuous 

 species of PhycidcB and Cramhidce were numerous, as individuals, in open grassy 

 places, and one specimen of the ubiquitous Stenopteryx hyhridalis occurred. Plu- 

 tella cruciferariim was common among wild radish. The woods swarmed with 

 humming birds, especially a lovely little species {Eustephanusfernandeiisis, I think) 

 which is peculiar to. the island, the male being bright chestnut-red, with metallic-red 

 head and green wings, and the female elegantly spotted with green and white. These 

 little fellows were wonderfully tame and familiar, frequently perching within arm's 

 length of me while I was busy working at a stump or log. Fish were very plentiful 

 in Cumberland Bay, and of excellent quality ; great quantities were caught with 

 hook and line, and furnished a welcome supply of fresh food, which we all duly ap- 

 preciated, after living for nearly a month on salt beef and pork. 



The weather during our brief stay at Juan Fernandez was fairly fine, but heavy 

 squalls of wind came down from the hills, especially at night, rendering the anchorage 

 somewhat insecure. A large part of the squadron had to put to sea hurriedly on the 

 evening of the 20th, and were joined by the remaining ships next morning. Valpa- 

 raiso was reached on the 23rd, and the Fleet remained there until April 13th. It 

 was too late in the season for many insects, but I got some nice weevils and small 

 Heteromera, as well as not a few obscure looking JS'ociiKe, under stones, and found 

 the handsome and very variable larva of Deilephila spinifascia locally abundant on 

 the " Quills " {Mtihlenheckia injucuitda), a shrubby, wiry polygonaceous plant with 

 small hastate leaves, growing in waste places. A day's visit to the beautiful and 

 fertile valley of Quillota, 23 miles N. E. of Yal)5araiso, produced one or two butterflies 

 {Pieris Demodice, Blanch., &c.), which I had not previously met with. 



The Fleet arrived at Coquimbo on April 15th, and remained there till May 1st, 

 when it left again for Caldera. Butterflies were here a little more plentiful than 

 at Yalparaiso, the lovely Pyrameis Terpsichore, Phil, (closely related to P. Hinitcra), 

 being abundant and in splendid condition. The clouded-yellows, Colias Vautieri 

 and ruiilans, were plentiful and fine, and two or three specimens of the recently- 

 described C. mitiuspida, Butler, a pretty miniature of Vautieri, occurred to me. The 

 larvae of Papilio Archidamas were very abundant on the evil-smelling Aristolochia 

 chilensis, and a fine Sepialtis, somewhat like our velleda in aspect, occurred not 

 rarely at rest on bushes, &c. 



The "Kingfisher" left Caldera on May 6th for the Northern Ports, and, after 

 calling in at Callao for a day or two to coal, &c., arrived at Panama on May 2Gth. 

 Twelve days were spent here and at Taboga, during which time I worked hard at the 

 Lepidoptera, with fair success, though not nearly so much as I had expected. It 

 was the verv end of the dry season, and. for a dozen butterflies which were to be 



