190 ZOOLOGY. 



One specimen only is in the collection, and is labelled as having been obtained in the interior 

 of the country. This appears to be the bird entitled to the name above cited, though it has 

 been applied to other species of the same group nearly allied and somewhat difficult to distin- 

 guish. 



COLAPTES PITIUS, (Molina.) 



Picus pitius, MoL. Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chile, 1782. 

 Piciis chilemis, Lesson, Voy. Coquille Ois. 1826, 241. 

 Colaptes piticjims, (Mol.) Gat, Fauna Chilena, Aves, 373. 

 VuLG. Carpintero, Pitigiie. 

 Figure. — Voy. Coc[uille Ois. PL xxxii. 



This fine species, allied to the northern Golden Shafted Woodpecker, or Flicker, (Colaptes 

 auratus,) is common throughout the southern part of Chile, and is met with sparingly in the 

 north. It is an inhabitant of the plains, and habitually frequents the ground, subsisting on 

 small insects. 



PICUS LIGNARIUS, Molina. 



Picus lignarius, Molina, Sagg. Stor. Nat. Chili, 1782. 



Picus melanoceplialus, King, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1830, 14. 



Gay, Fauna Chilena, Aves, 372. 

 Picus puncticeps, D'Orbigny, Voy. Am. Mer. Ois. 1835, 379, PL Ixiv, Fig. 1. 



Inhabits wooded and mountainous districts, and is extensively difi"used throughout western 

 South America. 



Order III. RASORES. 



COLUMBA ARAUCANA, Leason. 



Cohimha araucana, Lesson Voy. Coquille Zool. I, 1826, 706. 



Gay, Fauna Chilena, Aves, 376. 

 Oolumba denisea, Temm. PI. col. I, (not jiaged.) 

 Columba Fitzroyi, King Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1830, 15. 

 VuLG. Torcassa. 



Figures. — Voy. Coquille^ Atlas, Birds, PI. xl. 

 " Temm. PL col. 502. 



This very handsome bird, one of the largest of the Pigeons of South America, inhabits nearly 

 the whole of Chile, rearing its young in the forests and mountainous districts, and at other 

 seasons congregating in flocks. It extends its range southwardly to Cape Horn and Tierra 

 del Fuego. 



Lieutenant Gilliss observes: "This is a much finer bird for the table than the jjigeon of North 

 America, being larger and more juicy. Like it, the species congregates in flocks during the 

 latter part of autumn and winter, and large numbers are brought to the market in Santiago 

 from the woody hills in the vicinity. At times it is so abundant that four birds may be bought 

 for a rial; but during the autumn and winter of 1852 (May to September) there were scarcely 

 any seen. It migrates southward." 



