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white under wing-coverts that seem to distinguish the present 

 bird from its allies. N.fuliginosa, var. chilensis (Bp. Consp. Av. 

 ii. p. 202) may also be referable to this species. 



Messrs. Philippi and Landbeck, in their lately published cata- 

 logue of Chilian Birds*, likewise refer this Petrel to N. amaur- 

 osoma, and say that it is very common on the coast of Chili. 



We may add that the species of Dafila received in Dr. Cun- 

 ningham's first collection and left undetermined by us (Ibis, 

 1868, p. 189), proves to be a young specimen of D. spinicauda 

 (Vieill.), of which living examples have lately been acquired by 

 the Zoological Society of London. 



' Additional Note on the Nests and Eggs collected by 

 Dr. Cunningham. By the Editor. 



In order to make the account of Dr. Cunningham's ornitho- 

 logical collections the more complete, a description of the bird's 

 nests and eggs sent home by him is subjoined. It is a matter 

 of regret that so many of them cannot be determined; but it 

 seems preferable to leave those that are doubtful unnamed than 

 to make hazardous guesses at their identification. Such notes 

 as accompanied the specimens are given in inverted commas. 



1. Sturnella militaris (L.)? "Gregory Bay. Dec. 1867." 

 Nest : — more than 5 inches in external and about 3 in internal 



diameter, well built of roots and grass-stalks, lined with finer 

 portions of the same material. 



Egg: — r2x*78; white, beautifully marked with reddish- 

 brown blotches, spots, specks, and lines, a lighter shade of the 

 same colour being suffused over a considerable part of the surface. 



2. "Obtained in a hole in a bank. Coquimbo. Aug. 1, 1868." 

 Nest : — about 4 inches in diameter, nearly circular and shal 



low ; foundation of stems and leaves of grass with what seem to 

 be cocoons of some insect and fragments of paper (which last 

 possibly, however, may not have belonged to the original struc- 

 ture) ; lining, which extends at the top to the exterior, entirely 



* Catalogo de las Aves Chilenas existentes en el Museo Nacional de 

 Santiago. 





