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Mr. Ambrose A. Lane — Field-Notes 



IV. Expedition to Arauco and Valdivia. 

 On June 27tli, 1890, Mr. Lane arrived at Coronel, a port 

 on the Chilian coast a little south of Concepcion. Here he 



Localities of Mb. Lane in Arauco. 



found the hills covered with scrub and small birds plentiful, 

 though in limited variety. On July 13th he went on to 

 Maquegua, south of Coronel, and about ten miles inland, 

 which he found to be just at the commencement of the great 

 forest-district of Southern Chili. The country was very 

 hilly and fairly wooded,, and traversed by numerous ravines 



