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Birds of Central Patagonia. 
many cross the Chupat^ going southwards. It was nesting 
on the hills bordering the valley of the Sengel, and generally 
seen throughout our journey. On the 30th December I 
caught two chicks on Tombo Point: they are pretty little 
downy things^ mottled all over with light and dark chocolate 
and white. 
The adult has the iris wood-brown^ beak black, legs flesh- 
colour, feet and claws black. 
H^matopus palliatus. 
. Several pairs were observed on Tombo Point in December; 
and the bird occasionally occurs at the mouth of the Chupat. 
It was nesting in the former place; but I failed to discover 
the eggs. 
HiEMATOPUS ATER. 
Seen on Tombo Point in December. I never observed it at 
Chupat. 
Iris dark orange; beak dark pink; legs and feet greenish 
yellow. 
,J-^ThINOCORUS RUMICIVORUS. 
Resident; abundant throughout our journey. I took eggs 
at the end of October; and the young were running in the 
middle of November: but this species probably has two or 
more broods in the season; for I found chicks in March. The 
nest is a slight depression in the ground, sometimes lined 
with a few blades of grass; and before leaving it the old bird 
covers up the eggs with little pieces of stick. The eggs are 
pale stone ground-colour, very thickly but finely speckled 
with light and dark chocolate markings; they have a polished 
appearance, and measure 1*3 x *8 inch. 
The chick is finely mottled all over with light and dark 
brown. It has the beak pale horn-colour; legs flesh-colour; 
iris wood-brown. 
^Rhynchjea semicollaris. 
Rare in the Chupat valley. Not observed during my visit 
to the lake. 
