on the Birds of Chili. 189 



the water, and at dusk repair to some favourite feeding- 

 ground. Their note, when on the wing, is the usual loud 

 quaivk peculiar to Night- Herons. 



The bird that I brought home for the Zoological Society's 

 Gardens'^ was obtained for me by a friend at Coronel, just 

 before I was leaving, otherwise I fear I should hai'dly have 

 managed to keep it alive, as out of the number of birds I 

 had, off and on, very few survived, and of these only the 

 Night-Heron and one Chimango lived through the journey. 

 The former was a young bird; I do not know its sex. 



These birds also make a cackling noise, very loud and 

 harsh, if disturbed ; but this is not often to be heard from 

 the wild birds, unless closely approached, which their watchful 

 timidity seldom permits. 



74. Phcenicopterus andinus, Phil. 



Phoenicopterus andinus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 136. 



Phmnicoparrus andinus, Salvad. B. M. C. xxvii, p. 21. 



(Cancosa.) 



These birds appear to be resident at Huasco and Cancosa, 

 where they are known by Bolivians as " Parina." They 

 always inhabit the salt lagunes, so far as I could ascer- 

 tain. They are very wary, and from the openness of their 

 resorts are most easily obtained with a rifle, a well-placed 

 bullet sent into a flock sometimes bringing down three or 

 four. When disturbed they take wing, uttering trumpet- 

 like notes, and after making a wide cii'cuit at a considerable 

 height alight about two or three miles off". 



Their average length is about 40 inches ; bill (point to 

 rictus) 3'75 ; tail 9, apparently consisting of two middle 

 rectrices and six lateral each side. The wing measures 17 

 inches, the expanse about 64 ; the tibia 10 ; the tarsus 8*5 ; 

 middle toe, with short blunt nail or claw, 2*5 ; hind toe 

 absent. The fore part of the bill is black, the base a straw- 

 yellow, verging into flesh-colour on the top, the lower portion 



* [This bird was received by the Zoological Society and presented by 

 Mr. James on May 21st, 1891. It was entered as N. violaceus, but I have 

 no doubt this was an error. It was in immature plumage. — P. L. S.J 



