CHILIAN BIEDS. 
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mosses^ the entrance being by a hole at the side close to the 
bottom. 
The genus Pterojotochos is peculiar to South America. 
Mr. Darwin describes the habits of two species which are 
common in Chili. One (P. megapodius) is called there ^el 
Turcot at first sight this bird has some resemblance to our 
fieldfare^ its legs however are much longer^ the tail is short 
and carried erect^ and the beak is stronger ; it lives on the 
ground and seeks shelter among the thickets. Darwin says 
it is an awkward-looking bird. In its stomach he found 
beetles^ vegetable fibres^ and pebbles. The second species 
(P. alhicoUis) is named in Chili ^'Tapacolo/ from carrying 
its tail inclined backwards towards its head. It is a cunning 
bird. Mr. Darwin says : When frightened by any person it 
will remain motionless at the bottom of a bush^ and will 
then^ after a little while^ try with much address to crawl 
away on the opposite side. It is also an active bird^ and 
continually making a noise; these noises are various and 
strangely odd; some are like the cooing of doves^ others 
like the bubbling of water^ and many defy all similes. The 
country-people say it changes its cry five times in the year^.'^^ 
Mr. Darwin, in his ^ Journal/ also refers to the Cheucau 
* Journal, p. 330. 
