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The existence of such a bird as this Parrot in these high 

 latitudes as reported by the early voyagers was for a long 

 time discredited. 



It is common in flocks in the more open portions of the forest 

 to the south of Useless Bay. Unfortunately, I did not at once 

 secure specimens when I could very well have done so : ulti- 

 mately, on visiting the places where I had seen them, I could 

 not again come across any. 



It is plentiful in the forest behind Punta Arenas on the 

 Patagonian mainland, but I never succeeded in finding more 

 than their feathers. 



On the Survey of the " Adventure " in 1827, Capt. King 

 met with it in all parts of the Strait, and he says it feeds 

 principally upon the seeds of the Winter's -bark. 



At Sara Settlement, Mr. Rigby had a pair of these birds 

 tame, which had been taken from a nest at the head of the 

 Rio Chico. 



PIOI 



Family PICIDiE 



IPOCRANTOR MAGELLANICUS (King) 



PicUS magellanicus, King, Zool. Joum., iii, p. 430, 1828 ; Oustalet, 

 Miss. Sci. Gap Horn, Ois., p. 46, 1891. 



MegapiCTlS magellanicus, Malherie, Piddees, i, p. 8, pi. ii, 1861. 



IpOCrantor magellanica, Eargitt, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus,, xviii, 

 p. 480, 1890. 



Habitat. — Chili, and Tierra del Fuego. 



c? , ? , Rio McClelland Settlement, 4tli Dec, 1904. 

 Iris— orange ; bill and legs — dark grey. 



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