1878.] ON THE BIRDS OF ANTARCTIC AMERICA. 431 



4. Reports on the Collections of Birds made during the 

 Voyage of H.M.S. ' Challenger/— No. IX. On the Birds 

 of Antarctic America. By P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., 

 F.R.S., and Osbert Salvin, M.A., F.R.S. 



[Eeceived April 10, 1872.] 



In this report the birds collected at the island of Juan Fernandez, 

 at various points during the subsequent passage along the coast of 

 Patagonia, and at the Falkland Islands are noticed. 



The « Challenger ' was at Juan Fernandez from the evening of 

 the 13th to the evening of the 15th of November, 18/5, and reached 

 the coast of Patagonia on the 31st December, at Port Otway, east 

 of Cape Ties Montes. On the 1st of January, 18/6, a party- 

 landed on Penguin Island in Messier' s Channel; and the same 

 evening the ship arrived in Cove Bay. On the 2nd January 

 parties were landed on Middle Island, on the 3rd at Gray Har- 

 bour, on the 4th at Grappler Harbour, on the 5th and 6th at 

 Tom Bay, near the Trinidad Passage ; and small collections were 

 made at each place. On the 8th of January the ship arrived at 

 Porto Bueno, and remained there till the 10th. The same evening 

 a party was landed at Isthmus Bay, and a few birds were obtained. 

 From the 11th to the 13th the 'Challenger' remained at Port 

 Churrucha, and proceeded thence to Port Famine. From the 14th 

 to the 1 7th she was at anchor off Sandy Point, whence she proceeded 

 through the straits, and anchored about 10 a.m. on the 18th off 

 Elizabeth Island. Leaving the Magellan's Straits, the 'Challenger' 

 arrived at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on the 23rd of January, 

 1876, and remained altogether about two weeks at the Falklands. 



During this entire period 169 specimens of birds were collected, 

 which are referable to 41 species. 



The ornithology of this part of the world is well known to us 

 from the researches of Darwin, Cunningham, Philippi and Landbeck, 

 and other naturalists l . It was not to be expected, therefore, that 

 any novelties would be found during such a cursory passage along 

 the coast. 



1. Turdcs falklandicus, Q. et G. ; Scl. et Salv. Nomencl. 

 p. 2. 



619-621, males, } . _, 



622-625, females, } Juan Feraan ^z. 



" Eyes brown, bill and legs yellow, feet a little darker yellow." 



648^ female, } Glaj Harbour > Messier's Channel. 

 "Eyes brown; stomachs had berries." 



686,' female, } Port Chuirucha - 



"Eyes brown ; stomachs had berries." 



1 See my address on Geographical Zoology in Eep. Brit. Assoc. 1875, p. 105, 

 and my list of papers on the Birds of Chili, P, Z. S. 1887, p. 108. 



