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Rhizocarpon <^eographicum and obscuratum, Cladonia bacillaris, coccifera, furcate, 

 gracilis, pyxidata, rtmbriata and pityrea, Pertusaria leioplaca, Lecanora coarctata, 

 atra, polytropa and clirysoleuca, Placopsis gelida, Candelariella vitellina, Parmelia 

 laevigata, revoluta, cetrata, saxatilis, conspersa, perlata, cetrarioides and caperata, 

 Ramalina linearis and iisnea, Usnea florida, Caloplaca elegans, Buellia stellulata, 

 Anaptychia hypoleuca. 



Chapter III. 

 Composition, distribution and relationships of the Fauna. 



There are no indigenous reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fishes or mammals 

 on the islands; of the introduced mammals, goats, rats and mice were naturalized 

 centuries ago and during the last 20 years also rabbits and Nasna rufa. 



Aves. 



Lr)\Ni!KR(; j-;4 ; names in brackets used by Goodai.l-Johnson-Philippi (//o). 



Indigenous land-birds. 



Tunius ifKii^f/iiuiicus King (T. falklandii magellanicus). Both islands. North 

 Chile to Patagonia and Fuegia; according to 57. V. 224 not known to be migratory. 

 "More richly coloured with buff below than specimens from the mainland avail- 

 able to me", L()XXP,KRG wrote I.e. 3, a colouring characteristic of T.falklmtdi- 

 cus (Ouoy et (jain), comp. 5/. V. pi. XIII. In no this is called T. f. falklandii diV\d 

 the island form is referred to inagellanicus. 



A}iacretiS fevjiajideziaiius (Phil.) (Spizitornis f.). Pandemic on Masatierra. Anae- 

 retcs is a neotropical genus of 7 species (Ecuador to N. Argentina and Chile). 

 A. fer?iirndc.zi(Uiiis is related to a Chilean species. 



Aphyasiura Diasafucrae Phil, et Landb. Endemic on Masafuera. A second 

 species ranges from Centr. Chile to Patagonia and Fuegia. 



Ciuclodfs oustalcti Scott ssp. bacckstroe^nii Lonnb. Both islands, endemic but 

 very near the typical species (Antofagasta-Chiloe). A genus of 13 species (Ecuad. 

 to Argent., Patag., I'alkl. Is.). 



liiislcpluvnis fiyjuvidcusis (King as 'J'rochiliis) Gould (Thaumaste f.). Pandemic, 

 forming an endemic genus according to no. 300: "Coloracion totalmente diferente 

 de la de cualcjuier I'icaflor cjue habita el continente." These authors leave open 

 the (juestion whether or not /:'. Icyboldi Gould of Masafuera is distinct but list it 

 as 111. f. Icyboldi and the form from Masatierra as lit. f.fernandoisis. L()NNBERG 

 p. 7 gave gofxl reasons for considering them as identical. The humming-bird 

 seems to be extinct on Masafuera. 



l'Mstcpha)ius gaUritus Mol. (as Trochilus; Orthorhyncha sephanoides Lesson 

 et Garnot i<S27 — but Molina's name must be about 50 years older; Sephanoides 

 s., Hi)). Masatierra and on the mainland from Centr. Chile to P^uegia. Said to 

 migrate to the coast and spend the winter there (/7^), a statement not quoted 

 by GoODALl.. 



