Conspicuous were a number of Siralloirs along the riverbed 

 of the Mendoza. 



In a mountain stream between San Ignatio and Dotrerillos 

 I saw 6 specimens of the beautiful Anas specular is which 

 I had never seen alive before. 



In the same neigbourhood were some Cayenne La2)wings 

 conspicuous as usual by the white in their wings when 

 they alighted in their peculiar way with wings high up 

 in the air. 



A large Blackbird, Merula fuscata, was occasionally 

 seen in the bushes and as we halted near a small station 

 in the Uspallata-pass I saw tiro young Blackbirds of this 

 same species in a cage — in colour like our own young 

 Blackbirds. 



As we went on and got higher into the mountains the 

 Cacti gradually disappeared and Yellowish green leefless bushes 

 now took their place. 



I did not see many birds now and the little Bed Kestrels 

 were the most conspicuous ones. 



Near Caleton I saw a beautiful male Merganetta andina 

 flying over the Mendoza-river and as we neared Puente del 

 Inca I saw two or three times a small beautiful blue grey 

 bird of prey probably Elamis leucurus, with white tail. 



In Puente del Inca we left the train and found there a 

 very comfortable hotel. 



The only drawback was the high altitude which did 

 not very well agree with me. 



The landscape was grand and wild beyond description, 

 enormous masses of perfectly barren mountains all around. 

 These mountains showed the most extraordinary colours, 

 purple, green, blue, pink, yellow; it was like a moon 

 landscape, at least I have a feeling that it must be somewhat 

 like it. 



Here and there were snowclad mountains, and a few 

 hours before reaching our station we had had a good 

 view of the enormous masses of the Aconcagua. 



Puente del Inca has its name from the fact that a 



Notes from the Leyden Miuseum, Vol XXXV. 



