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This bird has evidently taken kindly to civilization as 

 it is literally to be seen in every park or garden. 



Also very conspicuous by their colouration and loud 

 screams are the Sulphury Ti/ rants which are continually 

 fighting with the Red Ovenbirds. 



The Bed Ovenhird is often seen caged in the bird shops 

 but the poor things generally look very miserable and they 

 have the reputation that they won't live in confinement 

 and are very delicate. 



On the race course with its by the bye truly magni- 

 ficent buildings, were large flocks of Friyilus fruUceti 

 running on the ground. 



Buenos Ayres has a very fine Zoological Garden full of 

 interesting shrubs and trees which aided by the good 

 climate thrive extremely well. 



At the time of my visit my sight was gladdened by 

 the presence of a flock of 6 beautiful Emperor Pinguins^ 

 but on the whole I was rather disappointed by the absence 

 of anything resembling an argentine collection. 



Mr. Onelli, the director, who kindly took me round 

 the Garden said that it was extremely difficult to get 

 argentine beasts and birds and that it was much easier 

 to get other things. 



On the wellkept lawns I noticed two beautiful Blachvimjed 

 or Andean Geese. Mr. Onelli promised to get me a dozen ; but 

 he afterwards told me, that he could not get one! South 

 America helas is full of promises which are never kept! 



I had a good look round the Garden where a few White 

 Herons with full flight were often seen flying from one 

 piece of water to the other, the remains of a large number 

 that had been put out several years ago but had mostly 

 strayed away; and after having taken leave of my kind 

 guide I drove back to the town through avenues planted 

 with the graceful Casuarina stricta bordered by woods of 

 Eucali/ptus-treas. 



I only spent a couple of days in Buenos Ayres and 

 took a ticket on the trans-andean-railway to Mendoza at the 

 foot of the Andes. 



Notes Trom tlie Leydeii Museum, Vol. XXXV. 



