I - Mr. M. J. Nicoll — Ornithological J our mil 



On Jan. 28th, as there Mas a gale blowing against us. we 

 had to anchor all day. 



On Jan. 29th we went through the first narrows and passed 

 Elizabeth Island, and then through the second narrows, where 

 we passed hundreds of Terns (Sterna hirundinacea) . Penguins, 

 Albatrosses (Diomedea melanophrys) , and Diving Petrels. 

 There was one Giant Petrel. On the shore we could see many 

 Huanacos walking about. In the afternoon we arrived at 

 Punta Arenas, the only town in the Straits. Here I found 

 that shooting birds was forbidden; however I managed To get 

 permission from the Governor to collect a few. The hills 

 behind the town are covered with forests of beech trees 

 {Fagus antarctica). We left Punta Arenas on Feb. 3rd. T 

 obtained examples of the following birds there : — 



1. Tachycixeta me yen i (Bp.). 



Tacky cineta meyeni Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 116. 



?. Iris dark brown; bill black; tarsi and toes dark 

 brownish. 



I saw some of these Martins flying round the houses at 

 Punta Arenas. The tarsi and toes are not feathered as in 

 our House-Martin, otherwise they might easily be mistaken 

 for that species. The cry is very similar. 



2. ZoXOTRICHIA CANICAPILLA Gould. 



Zonotriclua canicapilla Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 609. 



<$ ? . Iris dark brown ; bill and feet brownish hVsh- 

 coloured. 



This Finch is very common at Punta Arenas, where 

 I found it amongst the barberry-bushes. Its call-note 

 resembled that of our Yellow-hammer. The adult obtained 

 on Jan. 30th was in full moult. 



3. Centrites xiger (Bodtl.). 



Centrites niyer Sclater, Cat. B. xiv. p. 61. 



J 1 . Iris dark brown; bill, tarsi, and toes black. 



This little bird was abundant at Punta Arenas, but during 

 our short stay there I saw only two adults. I met with it 

 both along the shore and a short distance inland, where I 



