﻿Gay in the "Fauna Chilena" gives the following details: — 



" This bird is tolerably common in Chili, frequents rivers and is constantly to be seen 

 perched upon bare branches, especially the most projecting ones, waiting immoveable and 

 with the greatest patience for fishes to pass, when he darts upon them like a flash. He 

 swallows his fish whole on leaving the water, but if it is too big he stops on a neighbour- 

 ing tree to tear it to bits and devour it piecemeal. Being of a sad and melancholy nature 

 it is always found alone, and when it flies utters a long repeated cry Keti Keti; and this is 

 the name which the Araucanos and the Country people give it. The female makes her nest 

 in holes of banks and lays three white eggs." 



The description is taken from a female specimen in Dr. Sclater's collection from Chili. 

 Mr. Salvin has one in his collection which has not nearly so many white spots on the back 

 as in Dr. Sclater's specimen. 



