22 Mr. Ambrose A. Lane — Field-Notes 



bilities 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 AraucOj and also about Valdivia ; but south of the latter 

 district I did not observe so many, though a certain 

 number occurred as far south as I went, and on Chiloe. 

 They bred at Rio Bueno about November, 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. 



A boy brought me a young one in full feather ; it was 

 somewhat like a female, but less distinctly marked. 



These birds are easily captured at certain seasons by means 

 of trap-cages. I had specimens alive at various times, but they 

 usually escaped or got injured, so I had none to bring home. 

 In winter-time in Arauco I frequently saw them feeding 

 on the topmost twigs of low forest trees, just like a flock of 

 Siskins do here on the alder. They commence to sing at 

 Maquegua (Arauco) about the beginning of August, and 

 sing a good deal through the summer. Their song is very 

 pleasing and much esteemed. Their call-note is the double 

 whistle of the Siskin. They prefer wooded districts, are not 

 found in very open localities, and appear capable of finding 

 subsistence in the forest for a large portion of the year, if 

 not altogether. 



13. Chrysomitris atrata (d^Orb. et Lafr.). 



Chryso^nitris atrata, Sharpe, B. M. C. xii, p. 212 ; Sclater, 

 P.Z.S. 1891, p. 134. 



(Sacaya.) 



I first saw these birds at Huasco, in Tarapaca, in January, 

 1890, and subsequently at Sacaya. 



They did not appear to be stationary for any length of 



