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trichia pileata) , Doves [Melopelia melodd), and other small 

 birds were met with in the gardens. 



On January 17th Mr. Lane left Pica and rode 15 hours 

 to the Pampa de Huasco, which is situated at a height of 

 about 12,000 feet in the Andes. The laguna of Huasco was 

 frequented by Flamingoes {Phoenicopterus andinus), Gulls 

 {Larus serranus), and other water-birds. 



On January 21st Mr. Lane proceeded onwards to Sacaya. 

 The valley of Sacaya is about 28 miles long, and where it 

 widens the river forms stretches of swamps, sometimes a 

 mile in width. Here Ducks and other water-birds were 

 numerous. On January 27th Mr. Lane went on to Cancosa, 

 about a day^s ride northward, near the same river, but 

 finding the locality unsuitable for his work, returned to 

 Sacaya on January 30th. On the way back he made a 

 deviation to an Indian homestead, where he purchased some 

 young Rheas [Rhea darwini) (see P. Z. S. 1891, p. 137). 

 After staying a few days at Sacaya, he returned to San 

 Pablo on February 10th, and packed up his collections for 

 transmission home. 



At the end of February, 1890, having replenished his 

 stores, Mr. Lane left San Pablo again and reached Sacaya 

 on March 6th, where he obtained the use of an Indian house 

 for headquarters. From Sacaya he made expeditions to 

 Cancosa and to various other localities in the neighbourhood, 

 and stayed on till the beginning of May, when he returned 

 to San Pablo on the 9th of that month. Hence, after making 

 a second short expedition to Pica, he returned to Valparaiso 

 at the beginning of June. 



The birds obtained by Mr. Lane on this expedition were 

 placed in my hands by James, and were described in a paper 

 read before the Zoological Society on February 3rd, 1891 *. 

 The specimens were referred to 53 species, among which one 

 — Phi'ijgilus cor acinus — was described as new. 



* " On a second Collection of Birds from the Province of Tarapaca, 

 Northern Chili." By P. L. Sclatcr. P. Z. S. 1891, p. 131. 



