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second example, a male, was captured and brought to him. This 
specimen is now in the Museum at Copenhagen. 
Puffinus major.—Miiller seems to think that this species is 
becoming more common around the Feroe Islands than formerly. 
An example was procured on the 12th June, 1875, another on 
the 7th July, and a third on the 4th August, 1877, all three being 
females. 
CONDOR HUNTING ON THE SIERRAS. 
By KEK. W. Waits, F.Z.S.* 
Durine a late three-months’ residence on these life-giving hills, 
my mind was made up to organize a naturalist’s expedition into 
the region of the king of the skies. Pitching my head-quarters 
at Cosquin, on the first range, distant N.W. from Cordova thirty- 
five miles, and with the kind aid of Don Enrique Cooke, of that 
place, arrangements were soon completed for the purpose, and we 
accordingly started from his house on the morning of the 14th 
January, 1878, at about 8 a.m. Our party consisted of two 
native gentlemen and myself, mounted on horses, with two peons 
mounted on mules carrying, besides their riders, bedding and other 
necessaries. A good sportsman would have despised our arms, 
indeed, but not the panniers, which were loaded with the good 
things of this life. My rifle being unserviceable, on account of 
damp ammunition, another gentleman lent me his, but un- 
fortunately could produce only three cartridges, the remaining 
shooting-iron being a double-barrelled fowling-piece, besides a 
small revolver stuck in my belt. Well might we look forward 
with some anxiety to the result of our attack, with such slender 
means at our disposal; but having heard of the skill of the native 
with the lasso, we determined to proceed, and the sequel will 
show how that formidable weapon is more than a match for this 
enormous and powerful vulture. 
Our route lay through the village of Cosquin, across the river, 
and proceeding for a league on the high road to San Juan, we 
then branched off eastwards. Here we penetrated the woods of 
* From ‘The Standard and River Plate News, February 28th and March 1st, 1878, 
Published at Buenos Ayres. 
