40 Mr. Ambrose A. Lane — Field-Notes 



Chili. I did not hear of any reliable local name for it, but 

 the German colonists call it, very correctly, the " Baum- 

 laufer " ( = Tree-creeper) . The sexes appear to resemble 

 each other. 



I do not know how far north these birds extend, but I 

 think there would not be many north of Arauco, where 

 I first observed them in the forest districts. 



I found them as far south as I went, apparently resident 

 and in fair numbers. They do not appear to go far from 

 the forest, and are usually found in it. Their habits, as 

 regards feeding and movements, are the same as those of 

 Woodpeckers and Tree-creepers, to which they are similar in 

 appearance. They usually creep about the tops of high 

 forest trees, and now and then come lower down, and at 

 times I have seen one descend to examine logs on the 

 ground. 



They peck with considerable force, like a Woodpecker, 

 and seem more closely related to the Tree-creepers than to 

 the other Dendrocolaptidse which I observed, and from 

 which they differ considerably both in appearance and 

 habits. 



The note is a loud and somewhat sharp chirruping, and is 

 frequently uttered ; it generally betrays the presence of the 

 bird. 



36. Pteroptochus rubecula, Kittl. 



Pteroptochus rubecula, Sclater, B. M. C. xv. p. 345. 



(Puerto Varas, Llanquehui, Rio Bueno, and Calle-calle.) 



This species reminds one of the Common Redbreast 

 [Erithacus rubecula), its colouring being somewhat similar, 

 and its large eyes making the resemblance still closer. 



It is another of the forest species of Chili, and extends 

 ' from the province of Arauco southward, occurring also on 

 Chiloe. In Arauco I do not think it is so plentiful as 

 about Valdivia and the Laguna de Llanquehui. 



These birds inhabit thick undergrowth in the forest, and 

 are generally found in the vicinity of a stream. They come 

 out now and then into view, when unconscious of observation, 



