1881.] THE SURVEY OF H. M.S. 'alert.' 13 



No. 5. Young: Neeslmm Cove, Trinidad Channel, February 28, 

 1879. Iris orange ; bill black above, greenish yellow beneath ; 

 eyelids greenish yellow ; legs dark grey in front, yellow behind. 



No. 55. d juv. : Cockle Cove, February 12, 1879. Bill black; 

 cere green; iris and legs as in No. 5. 



47. Bernicla ANTARCTICA (Gm.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1878, 

 p. 437. 



Chloephaga antarctiea, iid. Ibis, 1869, p. 284, 1870, p. 499. 

 No. 59. 6 •■ Port Henry. 

 No. 43. 2 : Port Henry, February 1879. 



No. 79. Pull. : Straits of Magellan, November 1879. Eyes dark 

 grey ; bill black ; legs and feet dark brown. 



48. Chloephaga poliocephala, Sclater ; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 

 1868, p. 189, 1870, p. 489 ; iid. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 436. 



No. 11. 2: Neesham Cove, Trinidad Channel, February 28, 

 1879. Iris dark brown; bill horn-colour; legs black in front, 

 orange at back. 



No. 123. 6: Alert Bay, December 3, 1879. Bill black; eyes 

 dark brown ; legs orange, black down the front. 



No. 90. 2 pull. : Port Henry, December 3, 1879. Eyes brown ; 

 legs dark grey ; bill horn-colour. 



49. Tachyeres cinereus (Gm.) ; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S, 1878, 

 p. 437. 



Micr op ferus cinereus (Gm.) ; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1868, p. 139, 

 1870, p. 499. 



No. 52. ? : Puerto Bueno. Legs and feet yellow ; bill greenish 

 olive ; eyes black. Shot on freshwater lake near the sea. 



No. 60. Walney Sound, February 4, 1879.^ Weight 10| lb. 

 Crop full of entire mussels and prawns. Stink intense. 



No. 58. Elizabeth Island, January 3, 1879. 



No. 89. d pull. : Tom Bay, November 30, 1879. 



J. Skull. Cockle Cove. 



£. Skeleton. Tom Bay, February 24, 1879. 



bO. Anas cristata, Gm. ; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1870, p. 499. 



No. 15. 2 : Port Rosario, March 15, 1879. 



No. 3. 2= Cockle Cove, February 7, 1879. Iris blood-red ; legs 

 dark grey ; upper mandible horn-colour, lower one flesh-colour. 



No. 130. d: Tom Bay, November 29, 1879. Eyes yellowish 

 red ; bill black. 



The egg is creamy buff, and measures — axis 2-4 inches, diam. 1-65. 



51. Mareca sibilatrix (Poeppig); Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1876, 

 p. 395. 



Ilareca chiloensis, Eyton ; Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 284. 

 No. 7Q. 2= Coquimbo, June 1879. 



