Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.1): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

CATALOGUE BIRDS. 537 35. CoLUMBA MERiDioNALis. — Nob. in Zool. Journal, iv. 92, Col. brunnescenti-plumbea, suhtus rnfescens ; colli lateribus purpurea nitore splendentibtcs, genis pennisque secundariis nigra maculatis, rectricibus apice griseo fasciaque sub-apicali nigra. Length, 9| inches. 36. Ahdka.— Sp. One of the night bitterns. 37. Ardea Major.— Bonat, E. M. 1148. Port Otway, Gulf of Penas. 38. Ibis Melanopis.— Bonat., E. M. 1148. Port San Julian. In the Ency. Meth. the length of the bird is stated to be 21 inches, but in the Diet. d'Histoire Naturelle 27 inches is given, which is correct. 39. Totamus Fuscus ? 40. ScoLOPAX Magellanicus. — Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 93. Scot. suj)ra hrunneus, rufo fulvo nigroque maculatus undulatusque ; abdomine medio albo ; pectore brunneo rufoque sparso ; tarsis brevibus. The length of the bird from the front to the end of the tail is 81 inches; of the beak 2i ; of the wing, from the carpal joint to the end of the quill feather, 5; of the tail 2| ; and of the tarsi l^^. Strait of Magalhaens. 41. RHYNCHiEA OcciDENTALis. — Nob. in Zool. Jour. iv. 94. Rhync. supra brunnea, capite summo pectore alisque saturatioribus, fulvo tindulata strigataque ; abdomine, macula utrinque pectorali, maculisque alarum, albis, stringa frotitali brunnea. The length of the bird from the forehead to the end of the tail is seven inches ; of the bill If ; of the wing from the carpal joint to the extremity of the first quill feather, 4| ; of the tarsus 1^^^ of the tail 1|. Strait of Magalhaens. This bird may be considered as one of the most interesting acqui- sitions made in our voyage. The singular and strongly marked genus has been hitherto considered peculiar to the Old World ; and two species only having been discovered, an additional species from the New World is an iiiiportant accession to science. The form of our Magellanic bird accords accurately with that of the Old World species, the bill being distinguished chiefly by its infe-