distant from the lake 1 started on foot to reach it. 

 The road was bordered by hedges and in them were 

 numbers of Dmcas, some Zonotrickia pileata and a number 

 of Sycalis arvensis Kittl. 



A little hroivn bird like a Wren with a long flowing tail 

 crossed the road but I could not get a good view of it 

 as it disappeared in the tangle of bushes and bamboos, 

 probably Sylviothorhynchns desmuri. The lake had a shallow 

 shore covered with pebbles at the place were I reached 

 it, but more to the left steep rocks came near it. 



In the water grew large patches of rushes and between 

 it, or in open spaces I saw three large Podiceps probably 

 Podiceps major and some Coots, probably Fulica leucopdera^ 

 with yellow shields. 



A Turkey Vnlture flew overhead whilst some wJnte backed 

 Swallows skimmed over the water. 



Some birds like Wheat-ears with rufus backs were on 

 the stones and pebbles of the shore. 



After having looked at my birds I went back to Contulmo 

 where we got some lunch and towards evening were back 

 at Puren. 



Next morning early we bestrode our horses again to go 

 back to Los Sauces. 



About half way there was on the left side a damp green 

 meadow transversed by a small stream against the slope 

 of thé Maritime Andes. The road was on an elevation and 

 to the right there were undulating dry fields with a greenish 

 bit in the midst of them. 



As I was nearing the top of the hill I noticed two pairs 

 of big Birds that came slowly flying in my direction. 

 The birds were Geese, I did not doubt this one moment 

 but only thinking of the to me familiar flight of the 

 Magellanic Goose I did not at first realize what they were. 

 They looked much heavier and shorter than the Magel- 

 lanic Goose and crossing my way alighted into the green 

 field to my left. 



Here they were greeted by a number of birds of the 

 same species and now the light falling well on them I saw 



Notes from the Leyden Museum, "Vol. XXXV. 



