lili i .
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l l I
remigibtis fu s c o -a tr is ; remigum omnium, mcdiis exceplis, pogoniis
in tem is albis.
L e n g th 5 in ch e s.
Is la n d o f J u a n F e rn a n d e z .
H y l a c t e s .— N ovum genus. Megapodio affine.
Characteres Generici.
R o strum subelongatum, suhtenue, apice subemarginato: n a ribas
basalibus, longitudinalibus, membrand subtumescenti p ilisq u e p e r
mediam longitudinem tectd.
A h x , hrevissimas, rotundatce ; remige b ta longissimd.
Cauda, subeiongata, g radata.
Pedes, fo r t e s : ta r sis subelongatis, in fr o n te scn te lla tis ; d ig itis
unguihusque elongatis, hie fo r tio r ib u s suhcompressis; halluce f o r tissimo,
incumbente.
T h is g e n u s a p p e a rs to h a v e some re s em b lan c e to M M . Q u o y
a n d G a im a rd ’s g e n u s M e g a p o d iu s : b u t n o sp ec im en o f i t b e in g in
th is c o u n try , a n d m y b ird differin g in essential p o in ts from its
g e n e ric ch arac te rs , p a rtic u la rly in th e le n g th a n d form o f th e w in g s ,
w h ic h in m y b ird a re ro u n d e d , a n d so s h o rt as n o t to re a ch b e y o n d
th e b a se o f th e ta il, I h a v e fo rm ed it in to a n ew g e n u s, fo r w h ic h
th e te rm H y la c te s (from its n ote , w h ic h v e ry m u c h re sem b les th e
s h a rp b a rk o f a d og) h a s b e e n sele c ted.
32. H y l a c t e s T a r n i i .— N o b . in P ro c e e d in g s o f Zool. Soc.
H y l. sa tu ra te fu s co -b ru n n e u s ; fr o n te , dorso, abdomineque rufis, hoc
fiasco fa s c ia to .
A t Chiloe a n d P o r t O tw a y , in th e G u lf o f Peñ a s.
T h e specific n am e I h a v e s ele c ted is in c om p lim e n t to M r. J o h n
T a rn , su rg e o n o f th e A d v e n tu re , to whose a tte n tio n , in p ro c u r in g
a n d p re s e rv in g n um e ro u s sp ec im en s in o rn ith o lo g y , I am g re a tly
in d e b te d .
33. S t r u t h e o R h e a .— Lin. (2 2 3 .)
T h e A m e ric a n o s tric h . M aldonado.
34. C o l u m b a F i t z R o y i i .— N ob. in P ro c e e d in g s o f Zo o l. Soc.
Col. rinacea ; alis, dorso imo, cauddque plumbeis, hujtis fascid remi-
gihmique a tr is : nuchae p lum is viridi-splendentibus ; fa s c ia o ccipitali
albd.
I n th e woods o f C hiloe.
D e d ic a te d to C ap tain R o b e r t F itz R o y , w h o su cc e ed ed to th e
c om m and o f H .M .S . B eag le u p o n th e d e a th o f C ap ta in S to k e s.
35. C o l u m b a m e r i d i o n a l i s .— N o b . in Z o o l. J o u rn a l, iv. 92.
Col, hrunnescenti-plumbea, subtus rufescens ; colli lateribus p u rp u reo
nitore splendentibus, g en is pennisque secundariis nigro maculatis,
rectricibus apice gríseo fa s c id q u e sub-apicali n ig rd .
L e n g th , 9 j inches.
36. A r d e a .— S p . O n e o f th e n ig h t b itte rn s .
37. Ardea Major— Bonat., E . M. 1148.
P o r t O tw a y , G u lf o f P e ñ a s .
38. I b i s Melanopis Bonat., E . M. 1148.
P o r t S an J u lia n .
In th e E n c y . M éth . th e le n g th o f th e b ird is s ta te d to be 21
in d ie s , b u t in th e D ie t. d ’H is to ire N a tu re lle 27 in ch e s is g iv en ,
w h ic h is correct.
3 9 . T o t a m u s F u s c u s ?
40. S c o L O P A X M a g e l l a n i c u s .— N ob. in Zool. J o u r . iv . 93.
Scol. su p ra brunneus, ru fo f u l v o nigroque maculatus undulatusque ;
abdomine medio a lb o ; pectOre brunneo rufoque s p a r so ; ta rsis
brevibus.
T h e le n g th o f th e b ird from th e f ro n t to th e e n d o f th e ta il is
8J in c h e s ; o f th e b e a k 2 | ; o f th e w in g , from th e c a rp a l jo in t to
th e e n d o f th e q u ill fe a th e r, 5 ; o f th e ta il 2J ; a n d o f th e ta r si
S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s.
4 1 . R h y n c h j i a O c c i d e n t a l i s .— N o b . in Zool. J o u r . iv . 94.
R h y n e , su p ra brunnea, capite summo p ectore alisque saturatioribus,
fu l v o un d u la ta strigataque ; abdomine, maculd utrinque pectorali,
maculisque alarum, albis, s irin g a fr o n ta li brunned.
T h e le n g th o f th e b ird from th e fo reh e ad to th e e n d o f th e ta il
is seven in c h e s ; o f th e b ill 1 § ; o f th e w in g from th e c arp al jo in t
to th e e x trem ity o f th e first q u ill f e a th e r, 4 | ; o f th e ta r su s 1 ;
o f th e ta il I f .
S tr a it o f M ag alhaens.
T h is b ird m ay b e c o n sid e re d as one o f th e m o s t in te re s tin g a cq u i-
sitlons m a d e in o u r vo y ag e. T h e s in g u la r a n d s tro n g ly m a rk e d
g e n u s has b e e n h ith e r to c o n sid e re d p e c u lia r to th e O ld W o rld ;
a n d tw o species o n ly h a v in g b e en d is co v e red , a n ad d itio n a l species
from th e N ew W o rld is a n im p o r ta n t accession to science. T h e
fo rm o f o u r M ag e lla n ic b ird acco rd s a c c u ra te ly w ith th a t o f th e
O ld W o rld species, th e b ill b e in g d is tin g u ish ed chiefly b y its in fe -
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