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Mr. E. C. Reed on the Birds of 
I first visited Juan Fernandez in September 1870, in a 
small steamer chartered by myself and some friends for the 
purpose. We remained but three days on the island ; and as 
I saw that good work might be done there, I requested the 
Chilian government to send me over again in a man-of-war. 
This was done in 1872, when I stayed in Juan Fernandez 
twenty days, and, being aided by two good assistants, made 
as complete investigations as possible into the zoology, botany, 
and geology of the island. I intend shortly to publish the 
results of this voyage. 
I have never been to Mas-a-fuera; but as I know all the 
collectors that have been there during the last ten years, I 
have heard all that they have ascertained on the subject. 
On Juan Fernandez six species of land-birds occur, viz.:—- 
1. Turd us falklandicus. 
2. AnjEretes fernandezianus, Phil. 
3. Eustephanus galeritus. Mol. 
4. Eustephanus fernandensis. King. 
5. Tinnunculus sparverius. 
6. Otus brachyotus. 
Turdus falklandicus is common, and offers no difference in 
plumage; but my collector fancied that its voice was slightly 
different from that of Chilian individuals. 
As regards A. fernandezianus , I consider the figure of this 
species, l.s. c. pi. viii. fig. 1, very bad; the crest is too short 
and badly coloured, while the feathers on the back of the neck 
are elevated in a very curious and unnatural manner. This 
species is moderately common, hopping about the twigs like 
a Parus. On two occasions I saw one catch a moth, of the 
genus Leucania , on the wing; but its principal food consists 
of larvae and small Diptera, which are very abundant on the 
island. I found one hanging dead from a spider's web; but 
how it got there and why it did not escape I cannot say. 
This species has not been found, and probably does not occur, 
on Mas-a-fuera. 
