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Finally, the late flood-years, 1918-15, are characterised by 

 "a marked scarcity in the species, in spite of so many dead 

 sheep lying about." 



Hudson describes how they " will follow a sportsman to 

 pick up the wounded birds, keeping at a safe distance them- 

 selves." He is quite right in regard to their caution, so 

 long as the sportsman remains erect, gun in hand. But I 

 have invariably found that oil bending or kneeling over my 

 game, with the gun laid on the ground or concealed by my 

 person, the otherwise wary Carancho will approach flying 

 curiously up from behind, when a quick rise to my feet and 

 a snap-shot overhead would bring it down to the accompani- 

 ment of a screech of surprise and dismay (when a Carancho 

 is in trouble he lets the world know it !). 



Confirming former breeding-notes, 1 have found it be- 

 ginning to build or repair an old nest actually on the 1st of 

 May (beginning of winter), in the middle of that month, 

 early in June, and not unusually in July. 



The handsome clutch of three eggs has been fully de- 

 scribed. They vary greatly in appearance and size. My last 

 general average gives the measurements as 62 x 48 mm. 



314. Phalacrocorax brasilianus Gm. Brazilian Cormorant, 

 In 1896, the late Dr. P. L. Sclater wrote me that he was 

 sure of the existence of a second Cormorant in the Bay (i. e. 

 the estuary of the River Plate), and requesting me to try to 

 obtain specimens. His supposition was based — according 

 to a previous communication made with the same object 

 to Mr. John J. Dalgleish in 1894 — as follows: — " You wijl 

 see that Aplin observed two Cormorants in the River Plate, 

 the smaller of which he calls F. peniciUalus (p. 152). This 

 is not correct, and 1 do not know what the species is. 

 Could you persuade Mr. (Jibson (whom 1 had the pleasure 

 of meeting at ihe B. U. \J.) to get us some specimens ? He 

 is nearby, 1 believe." Prom my own knowledge in the 

 A]6 district (inland, estuary, and seaboard), 1 am only aware 

 of the existence of F. brasilianus, of which fact I think 1 

 was ultimately able to convince Dr. Sclater. 



