side cottagegarden I saw repeatedly Blue Sugar Birds 

 that however did not come very near. 



Coming back I happened to pass the Mercado Central, 

 where some small birds were sold along with vegetables 

 and every other concievable thing. 



Amongst those birds I noticed two beautiful males 

 Turdus flavipes^ two or three kinds of Tanagers and some 

 lovely blackheaded or better hlsLckcroumed little Thickhilled 

 Finches, Spermophila pileata Scl., diminutive Finch edition 

 of our Blackheaded Tit ! 



Having regained our ship we proceeded on our way to 

 Monte Video where we only stopped a couple of hours 

 and did not land, and in due time the next morning or 

 better afternoon got to Buenos Ayres. 



As is usual in S. America officials take a long time 

 about their business and it was getting dark before they 

 were ready. 



Now came a surprise. We had expected either to land 

 ■with our luggage or to remain on board till next morning. 



We were however counting without the complications 

 of S. Am. officialism ! 



They expected us to land without our luggage which 

 was to be kept by them in pound till next morning when 

 we would have to get back to have it opened etc. 



After some concessions on both sides the thing was 

 settled and next day at twelve we were in our hotel in- 

 cluding our luggage. 



Buenos Ayres is a fine town and the villa quarters and 

 park are truly wonderful. 



During the afternoon I took a carriage to have a general 

 survey of the place and I was greeted by the welcome 

 sight of a pair of Guira Cuckoo's that were flying after 

 each other in a villa garden. On the walks in the parks 

 ColumbuJa picui was very abundant, but the most conspi- 

 cuous bird of all was Funiarius rufus that every where 

 in parks and gardens was striding busily along the walks. 



If disturbed he would fly away protesting angrily with 

 loud calls. 



Notes from the Leydcn IMuseum, Vol. XXXV. 



