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Ne.iu 5mVs-VOL. V. — No. 3 —All rights reserved. JANUARY, 1907.


SOME REMARKS ON BIRDS SEEN DURING THE


CRUISE OF THE "VALHALLA," R. Y. S.i 1905-1906.


By B. G. B. Meade-Waldo, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U.


Before leaving Brazil, I ought to mention the Parrots

that we came across. Of these by far the commonest was the

Golden-crowned Conure, Conurus aureus. This bird was very

common, and flocks were repeatedly passing at different eleva-

tions : it was very noisy. When settled in trees and bushes it

was very tame and could be readily approached. There are two

fine specimens of this Couure in the Parrot House at the Zoo-

logical Gardens at the present time. The common Blue-fronted

Amazon, Chrysotis csstiva, was also common enough, and rather

more shy than most of the birds. The pairs when flying over

would occasionally indulge in a very curious "hovering" kind

of flight. We also saw, but did not procure, a small Parrakeet,

and we did not see it in the market in Bahia.


On leaving Brazil we steamed South-Bast to the Island of

South Trinidad. This tropical island is uninhabited and but

rarely visited. We were fortunate in having calm weather for

landing, and spent two most delightful days there. Although

extremely interesting to the ornithologist, this island might not

be so much so to the aviculturist, as its present avifauna is

purely marine, consisting of two Frigate Birds, Fregata aqzcila and

F. ariel ; two Petrels, CEstrelata t7'initatis and CE. arminjo?iiana ;

two Terns, the common Noddy, Anous stolidus, and the Sooty

Tern, Sterna fiiliginosa\ a Gannet, Sula piscator ; and a beauti-

ful little white Tern, Gygis cratvfordi. This latter proved to be

uudescribed and is named after Lord Crawford. This exquisite



