AVES FRINGILLIDyE. 83 1 



formed by ends of greater coverts and a duller band on the median coverts, 

 a bright yellow speculum on the primaries ; tips of tertials whitish, bill light 

 horn, feet dark. 



Female, 7685 P. U. O. C, Punta Arenas, December 28, 1897, dull 

 greenish above, with no black cap; below, pale greenish yellow, becoming 

 white on the abdomen and under tail coverts, yellow superciHaries joining 

 yellow of lower parts on the sides of the neck. 



Young birds in juvenal plumage (December 28) similar to female but 

 browner above and whole under parts yellow shaded with olive. 



Geographical Range. — Chili, Patagonia and the Falkland Islands. 



The Princeton Expedition found this goldfinch abundant at Punta 

 Arenas, December 17-29. Several specimens in juvenal plumage are 

 darker above than the adult females, and darker lemon yellow below, 

 olivaceous on breast and sides. 



E. W. White says : "This finch was secured in the thickest part of the 

 woods in the Sierras of Totoral, but is so scarce there that only one speci- 

 men could be obtained ; in Santo Tome, however, it occurred in large 

 flocks amongst the woods near the river Uruguay, where, when startled, 

 they fly up sharply and settle on the branches, uttering a very pretty 

 chorus." (P. Z. S. p. 600, 1882.) 



In the vicinity of Bariloche Mr. Peters found them fairly common on 

 the wooded hills, in restless bands, during January and February, but they 

 were not breeding. (Bull. M. C. Z. Ixv. No. 9, p. 330.) 



In Chili A. A. Lane says: "This species is one of the most popular and 

 familiar small birds. It is very numerous in the southern provinces, and 

 from its beauty, docility, and singing capabilities is kept by many people 

 as a cage bird. It is known everywhere as the 'Jilguero,' pronounced 

 'Silguero' in the southern provinces. 



"These birds closely resemble the common Siskin in general appearance 

 and colouring, as also in habits. I did not observe them in the central 

 provinces, but was told they occur as winter visitants. I found them very 

 numerous in Arauco, and also about Valdivia ; but south of the latter dis- 

 trict I did not observe so many, though a certain number occurred as far 

 south as I went, and on Chiloe. They breed at Rio Bueno about Novem- 

 ber, somewhat earlier than other small species there. 



"I was not fortunate in getting any eggs of this bird, but found a new 

 nest, which was placed in a thick shrub on the margin of the forest about 

 3 feet above the ground. 



