PHCENICOPTERUS IGNIPALLIATUS 89 



I have seen many in the case of H. hagedash. I do not think 

 it roosts in trees in Tierra del Fuego, otherwise I should have 

 seen this to the south of Useless Bay ; but probably in the sea 

 cliffs, or in precipitous places in the mountains inland. 



This specimen was shot by Mr. H. Dixon, who kindly gave 

 it to me for preservation. The stomach contained large larvae. 



The Ona name is " Koritchety 



Family PHCENICOPTERIDJE 



PHCENICOPTERUS IGNIPALLIATUS 



(D. D'Orbigny et I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) 



Plamant d'Amerique, Buffon, Hist. Nat. Ois., ix, p. 322, pi. Ixiii, 1774. 



Flamenco, Azara, Pdxaros, Paraguay y La Plata, iii, p. 133, 1805. 



PhoeniCOpterUS ignipalliatns, D. B'Orligny et I. Geoffroy Saint- 

 Hilaire, Ann. Sci. Nat., xvii, p. 454, 1829 ; Cunningham, Nat. Hist. Strait 

 of Magellan, p. 210, 1871 ; Durnford, Ibis, p. 400, 1878 ; Sclater and 

 Hudson, Argentine Orn., ii, p. 117, 1889. 



PhcenicopterUS Chilensis, Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., xxvii, 

 p. 16, 1895. 



Habitat. — Peru, Chili, and the Argentine Republic, to Tierra del Fuego. 



The most southerly point this Flamingo has been recorded 

 hitherto seems to be Gregory Bay, on the Patagonian mainland. 

 Here the "Nassau" Survey shot three — and Cunningham 

 mentions it was the only occasion it was met with in this region. 



The only time I saw Flamingos was at a small lagoon near 

 Canadon Grande, when crossing the island on November 30th. 

 There were ten, one of which was in greyish white plumage. 

 Not knowing how wild they are, I attempted to get at them 

 with the gun, and they flew before I was within much less than 

 150 yards ; a careful shot with the rifle, with any luck, would 

 have been successful. The lagoon where they were had bare 

 margins and looked brackish ; the only other bird there was 

 the Antarctic Duck in large numbers. 



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