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soon after, I put both birds in the box and took thorn 

 away with me to the train. The carrying about quieted 

 their tempers and they have been great friends ever after 

 and are I believe a true pair. 



In Valdivia I had a better box made for them and as 

 we intended to take a steamer at Corral to go south by 

 sea, we started in that direction next afternoon by river 

 boat, including luggage and „loritos". 



That same evening I took a walk at Corral along the 

 bank of the river where it runs into the Sea. It was 5 o'clock, 

 the sky was clouded and the wind was very cold. I was 

 therefore surprised to see the Golden-crowned Humming- 

 birds as active as ever in the Fuchsia bushes. 



Everywhere along the waters edge were a good many 

 Cindodes patagonicm Gmelin. They were very active and 

 most amusing. When one bird suddenly met another, 

 they would jerk their tails, puff themselves up and bow 

 to each other. They apparently fed on the insects and 

 grubs that the low tide made available amongst the rocks 

 and stones. 



The rocks which were partly covered by peat were in 

 some places overgrown by the same redcentered Bromelia 

 which I had seen on old rotten tree trunks in the woods 

 near Puerto Montt. 



In the course of the morning next day the „Negada" 

 a ship of the german Cosmosline arrived in the port of 

 Corral and we were so fortunate as to get good accomoda- 

 tion there. Whilst the ship was taking in passengers and 

 some cargo I noticed a Pinguin(Sphemscus magellaniciis) 

 which was fishing near the ship quite unmindful of the 

 noise. 



A little past midday the ship started on the course 

 southward. 



As we left the entrance of the Valdivia-river to enter 

 the Pacific we passed a whaling station were a good many 

 Gulls were seen, doubtlessly busy with the offal of the 

 whales. At this time we met a lot of giant Seaweeds 

 which were floating in the sea. Some of them formed big 



Notes from the Leyden Miuseum, Vol. XXXV. 



