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squatting closely under it are at once safe. It is quite impossible to find 

 them, and a brood of ten or twelve goslings, as large almost as full grown 

 fowls, disappears as if by magic. The goslings can only be caught by 

 the pursuer keeping his eye on one bird only, and running after it at the 

 utmost possible speed. I had no idea that goslings would be able to 

 secure their safety so completely. No doubt a terrier would find them 

 one after another. They are far better to eat than the full grown geese." 

 (Moseley, Notes, Natur. Chall. 1879, pp. 552-553.) 



"Flocks of geese were to be seen there feeding on the grass close to 

 the houses, looking just like farm-yard geese. The birds take no notice 

 of a gun, but I soon found that they were very quick at seeing a bolas 

 when I carried one, well-knowing that they were going to be molested. 

 I could not catch one with the bone bolas, though I came very near it, 

 and should have succeeded with a little practice. The bone bolas comes 

 curiously near that of the Esquimaux in structure. The Esquimaux bolas, 

 used also for catching birds, has more than three balls, and these are 

 made of ivory." (Darwin Harbor, Falkland Islands, January 3 to Feb- 

 ruary 7, 1876.) (Moseley, Notes, Natur. Chall. 1879, p. 558.) 



CHLOEPHAGA INORNATA (King). 



Anser inornatus, King, P. Z. S. 1830-31, p. 15, Straits of Magellan. 



Anas inornatus, Less. Compl. Buff. Ois. IX. p. 527 (1837). 



Chloephaga magellanica, Fraser (nee Gm.) P. Z. S. 1843, p. 118 (Chili); 



Scl. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 700 (Chili) ; Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. 



p. 128 part (1873) ; Barrows, Auk, I. p. 273 (1884 : Carhu). 

 Bernicla magellanica, Des Murs (nee Gm.), in Gay, Hist. Chil. Zool. I. p. 



443 (1847: Chiloe) ; Cass. U. S. Astron. Exped. II. Birds, p. 201; 



pi. XXIV (1856: Chili); Huds. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 549 (Rio Negro); 



Scl. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 818, 1880, p. 704 (Pitagonia). 

 Bernicla inornata, Des Murs in Gay's Hist. Chil. Zool. I. p. 444 (1847) I 



Phil. & Landb. An. Univ. Chile, XXI. p. 436 (1862) ; iid. Arch. f. 



Nat. p. 199 (1863); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1876, p. 367 note (Straits 



of Magellan) ; Burm. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires, III. part XL p. 



320 (1890). 

 Chloephaga inornata, Bonap. C. R. xliii. p. 648 (1856); Eyton, Syn. 



Anat. p. 22 (1869) ; Gray, Handl. B. III. p. 77, no. 10588 (1871) ; 



Scl. & Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. p. 128, pt. (1873) ; Sharpe, Zool. 



