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time, but frequented stretches of the low bush, in large 

 scattered flocks, and I saw none after February, and con- 

 cluded they had migrated. 



I have found a note, made at the time, of having got some 

 which were apparently young birds in immature plumage, 

 from which it would appear that they breed in those Andean 

 localities,, and migrate before the cold season. The only 

 note I observed them utter was an insignificant twitter when 

 flitting from bush to bush. I did not see any at altitudes 

 above 10,500 feet. 



14. PSEUDOCHLORIS UROPYGIALIS (Sclatcr). 



Pseudochloris uropijgialis, Sharpe, B. M. C. xii. p. 77Q. 



Abundant about Sacaya and Cancosa, but I did not 

 observe any about Huasco. They are known as " Cherigiie 

 de las Cordilleras.''^ Beyond their call-note, which is a simple 

 and somewhat subdued chirp, they do not appear to possess 

 any vocal ability. They appear to be resident at the localities 

 above mentioned, feeding on seeds. 



The sexes appear similar in size and colour ; I have not 

 got their dimensions. They generally resorted to the valley 

 and surrounding slopes from 8000 feet upward, occasionally 

 being met with up to 13,000 feet, and perhaps higher. 



They are very sprightly in their habits, and sometimes are 

 seen in companies of from twenty to thirty, where there is 

 some special feeding attraction. They are in many points 

 similar to Sycalis arvensis. 



15. Pseudochloris aureiventris (Phil, et Landb.). 



Pseudochloris aureiventris, Sharpe, B. M.'C. xii. p. 777 ; 

 Sclater, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 133. 



This species is probably of general occurrence througliout 

 the Andean valleys of Tarapaca, where animal life finds means 

 of sustenance. The native Bolivians called it " Canario,^^ 

 but this is a Spanish name, meaning a Canary, and is applied 

 to a great many small species. I observed it at most of the 

 places I camped at, but it did not seem plentiful, and I never 

 saw more than one at a time. I was told that it bred about 

 Sacaya and Cancosa. 



