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drew my attention to a clo^id of smoke which escaped from 

 one of the flanks of the Volcano and he remarked that 

 this was nearly always to be seen. 



In Puerto Varas I resolved to stop a day in order to be 

 able to ride to Puerto Monti and so to see something of 

 the surrounding country. 



Accordingly next morning being 25th March I hired a 

 horse and rode out in Southern direction following the high 

 road to Puerto Montt. — The road at first led through 

 open country more or less hilly and the road as is usual 

 in Chili was of the worst kind. 



In de neighbourhood of Puerto Varas the Diucas were 

 very numerous and an occasional pair oï Zonotrichia pileata 

 of the usual dark form was with them. 



The CJiimangos were also my constant companions along 

 the road. 



After about half an hours ride I crossed a stream by a 

 bridge which was of the usual Chilian pattern, namely it 

 consisted of a number of loose stout planks laid on the 

 supporting framework. These were so full of holes that 

 a pair of oxen spanned before a waggon, flatly refused to 

 cross the bridge for fear of getting through. 



Near the stream was a small cabin, and a tame Long- 

 hilled Parvakeet belonging to it, was washing its head in 

 the river. 



My horse carefully got over the bad bridge and following 

 the road we passed some enclosed fields. In one of them 

 a flock of some fifty Blackfaced Ibisses had alighted. They 

 walked about with the greatest unconcern of my presence 

 looking for grubs or insects, and their buff and grey 

 plumage and rosy coloured legs made a fine show. 



I now passed through the remains of some primeval 

 forest which had been burnt down and of which the tree- 

 stumps were still standing. Some of them were of enormous 

 size, some 2 a 3 yards across and as they were partly 

 rotten they supported some of them quite a small garden 

 of flowering Fuchsias or Darwins Barberies etc. 



After about 2 '/a hours ride I came to a last rise in the 



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