The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [vol. 3 of 5]

by John Gould

The structure of the digestive organs is altogether that of a gallinaceous bird; the skeleton, however, agrees scarcely in any particular with that order, approaching closely to that of the waders. The sternum differs from any gallinaceous bird with which I am acquainted, in wanting entirely the strong lateral process, and in the fissures on the posterior margin being much smaller; the nearest approach in form which I have been able to find, is that of Machetes, from which, if it were not for the superior size of the latter, it could scarcely be distinguished.

The pelvis agrees so perfectly with that of Strepsilas interpres, and the Charadriidæ in general, as not to require farther remark.

The remainder of the skeleton resembles both the plovers and sandpipers.

I much regret that I have never had an opportunity of dissecting a specimen of Glareola, to which the genus, Tinochorus, appears closely allied, and I believe that they will form a connecting link between the orders Grallatores and Razores.

INDEX TO THE SPECIES.

N.B. The Synonyms are in Italics.

• Ada Commersoni, [51]
• Agelaius chopi, [107]
• —— fringillarius, [106]
• —— chrysopterus, [106]
• —— virescens, [107]
• Aglaia striata, [97]
• —— vittata, [98]
• Agriornis, [55]
• —— gutturalis, [56]
• —— striatus, [56]
• —— micropterus, [57]
• —— maritimus, [57]
• Agriornis leucurus, [57]
• Alaudinæ, [87]
• Alauda cunicularia, [65]
• —— nigra, [84]
• —— rufa, [84]
• —— fulva, [84]
• Albatuitui à collier noir, [127]
• Alcedo torquata, [42]
• —— Americana, [42]
• —— Senegalensis, [41]
• Alecturus guirayetupa, [51]
• Alouette noire à dos fauve, [84]
• —— à dos rouge, [84]
• Amblyramphus bicolor, [109]
• —— ruber, [109]
• Ammodramus Manimbè, [90]
• —— xanthornus, [90]
• —— longicaudatus, [90]
• Anas Antarctica, [134]
• —— brachytera, [136]
• —— erythrorhyncha, [135]
• —— creccoïdes, [135]
• —— Magellanica, [134]
• —— urophasianus, [135]
• —— Bahamensis, [135]
• Anser melanopterus, [134]
• Anthus furcatus, [85]
• —— Chii, [85]
• —— fulvus, [84]
• —— variegatus, [84]
• —— correndera, [85]
• Anumbi rouge, [80]
• Anumbius ruber, [80]
• Aquila pezopora, [13]
• —— megaloptera, [21]
• Ardea leuce, [128]
• —— Egretta, [128]
• —— Herodias, [128]
• —— nycticorax, [128]
• —— violacea, [128]
• —— callocephala, [128]
• Athene cunicularia, [31]
• Attagis Gayii, [117]
• —— Falklandica, [117]
• Becassine, 1^e Espece, [131]
• Bec d’argent, [51]
• Bernicla leucoptera, [134]
• —— antarctica, [134]
• Buteo tricolor, [26]
• —— varius, [26]
• —— ventralis, [26]
• —— erythronotus, [26]
• Buteoninæ, [22]
• Cactornis assimilis, [105]
• —— scandens, [104]
• Caille des Isles Malouines, [117]
• Camarhynchus psittaculus, [103]
• —— crassirostris, [103]
• Caprimulgidæ, [36]
• Caprimulgus bifasciatus, [36]
• —— parvulus, [37]
• Cathartes aura, [8]
• —— atratus, [7]
• —— urubu, [7]
• Certhia antarctica, [67]
• Certhidea olivacea, [106]
• Certhilauda cunicularia, [65]
• Ceryle torquata, [42]
• —— Americana, [42]
• Charadrius virgininus, [126]
• —— marmoratus, [126]
• —— semipalmatus, [128]
• —— bifasciatus, [127]
• —— trifasciatus, [127]
• —— rubecola, [126]
• —— Azaræ, [127]
• —— collaris, [127]
• —— Cayanus, [127]
• Charpentier des champs, [113]
• Chii, [85]
• Chingolo, [91]
• Chionis albâ, [118]
• Chloephaga Magellanica, [134]
• Chlorospiza xanthogramma, [96]
• —— melanodera, [95]
• Chopi, [107]
• Chrysometris campestris, [89]
• —— Magellanica, [97]
• Chrysoptilus campestris, [113]
• Churrinche, [44]
• Circaëtus antarcticus, [15]
• Circinæ, [29]
• Circus histrionicus, [50]
• —— megaspilus, [29]
• —— cinereus, [30]
• Clignot ou Lichenops, [51]
• Coccothraustinæ, [98]
• Colaptes Chilensis, [114]
• Columba Fitzroyii, [114]
• —— denisea, [114]
• —— araucana, [114]
• —— loricata, [115]
• Columba gymnopthalmus, [115]
• —— leucoptera, [115]
• —— picazuro, [115]
• —— Talpacoti, [116]
• —— Boliviana, [116]
• —— aurita, [115]
• Columbina strepitans, [116]
• —— talpacoti, [116]
• —— Cabocolo, [116]
• Condor, [3]
• Conurus murinus, [112]
• —— Patachonicus, [113]
• La Correndera, [85]
• Coturnix Falklandica, [117]
• Craxirex Galapagoensis, [23]
• Crex lateralis, [132]
• —— galeata, [133]
• —— melampyga, [133]
• Crithagra? brevirostris, [88]
• —— Brasiliensis, [88]
• Crotophaga ani, [114]
• —— Piririqua, [114]
• Cryptura Guaza, [120]
• Crypturus rufescens, [120]
• —— perdicarius, [119]
• Cuculus guira, [114]
• —— nævius, [114]
• Culicivora parulus, [49]
• Curruca macloviana, [83]
• Cursores, [120]
• Cyanotis omnicolor, [86]
• Cyclarhis Guianensis, [58]
• Cypselus unicolor, [41]
• Dafila urophasianus, [135]
• Daption Capensis, [140]
• Dendrodramus, [82]
• —— leucosternus, [82]
• Diplopterus nævius, [114]
• —— guira, [114]
• Dolichonyx oryzivorus, [106]
• Dragon, [107]
• Egretta leuce, [128]
• Emberiza melanodera, [95]
• —— carbonaria, [94]
• —— guttata, [94]
• —— Manimbè, [90]
• Emberiza Diuca, [92]
• —— Gayi, [92]
• —— oryivorus, [106]
• —— luteoventris, [88]
• —— luctuosa, [94]
• —— jacarina, [92]
• —— gubernatrix, [88]
• —— cristata, [88]
• —— cristatella, [88]
• Emberizinæ, [88]
• Eniberizoides poliocephalus, [98]
• Eremobius, [69]
• —— phœnicurus, [69]
• Etourneau des terres, [110]
• Euphone jacarina, [92]
• Falconidæ, [9]
• Falconina, [28]
• Falco sparverius, [29]
• Falco femoralis, [28]
• —— degener, [13]
• —— leucurus, [15]
• —— Novæ Zealandiæ, [15]
• —— Australis, [15]
• —— Brasiliensis, [9]
• —— histrionicus, [50]
• Falcunculus Guianensis, [58]
• Figulus albogularis, [64]
• Fluvicolinæ, [51]
• Fluvicola nengeta, [54]
• —— icterophrys, [53]
• —— Azaræ, [53]
• —— Irupero, [50]
• —— perspicillata, [53]
• Fournier, [64]
• Fregata Aquila, [146]
• Fringilla Gayi, [92]
• —— carbonaria, [94]
• —— campestris, [89]
• —— formosa, [92]
• —— fruticeti, [94]
• —— icterica, [97]
• —— Hispaniolensis, [95]
• —— matutina, [91]
• —— alaudina, [94]
• —— splendens, [92]
• —— Diuca, [92]
• Fringilla Manimbè, [90]
• —— Magellanica, [97]
• —— luteoventris, [89]
• Fringillidæ, [87]
• Fringillinæ, [90]
• Fulica galeata, [133]
• Furnarius Chilensis, [67]
• —— Lessonii, [67]
• —— cunicularius, Anat. Descript. of, [148]
• —— fuliginosus, [67]
• —— rufus, [64]
• —— cunicularius, [65]
• —— dumetorium, [66]
• —— ruber, [80]
• Gafarron, [97]
• Gallinula crassirostris, [133]
• —— galeata, [133]
• Geospiza magnirostris, [100]
• —— strenua, [100]
• —— parvula, [102]
• —— nebulosa, [101]
• —— fortis, [101]
• —— crassirostris, [103]
• —— dentirostris, [102]
• —— fuliginosa, [101]
• —— dubia, [103]
• Grallatores, [125]
• Grande Mouette, [142]
• Grive rousse et noirâtre, [59]
• —— blanche et noirâtre, [59]
• Guirayetupa, [51]
• Gyratones, [114]
• Hæmatopus palliatus, [128]
• Halcyonidæ, [41]
• Halcyon erythrorhyncha, [41]
• Haliaëtus chimachima, [13]
• —— erythronotus, [26]
• —— chimango, [14]
• Hiaticula Azaræ, [127]
• —— semipalmata, [128]
• —— trifasciatus, [127]
• Himantopus nigricollis, [130]
• Hirundinidæ, [37]
• Hirundo purpurea, [38]
• —— concolor, [39]
• —— leucopygia, [40]
• Hirundo frontalis, [40]
• —— cyanoleuca, [41]
• Huppe jaune, [88]
• Hylactes Tarnii, [70]
• Ibis melanops, [128]
• —— Ordi, [129]
• —— Falcinellus, [129]
• Icterus fringillarius, [107]
• —— niger, [107]
• —— anticus, [107]
• —— maxillaris, [107]
• —— sericeus, [107]
• —— unicolor, [107]
• —— sulcirostris, [107]
• Irupero, [53]
• Ispida torquata, [42]
• Laniadæ, [58]
• Laniagra Guianensis, [58]
• Lanianæ, [58]
• Lanius doliatus, [58]
• —— nengeta, [54]
• —— sulphuratus, [43]
• Larus fuliginosus, [141]
• —— hæmatorhynchus, [142]
• —— dominicanus, [142]
• —— cirrocephalus, [142]
• —— maculipennis, [142]
• —— glaucodes, [142]
• Leistes erythrocephala, [109]
• —— anticus, [107]
• Leptonyx macropus, [71]
• —— Tarnii, [70]
• —— albicollis, [72]
• —— paradoxus, [73]
• —— rubecula, [73]
• Lessonia erythronotus, [84]
• Lichenops erythropterus, [52]
• —— perspicillatus, [51]
• Limosa Hudsonica, [129]
• Limnornis, [80]
• —— rectirostris, [80]
• —— curvirostris, [81]
• Lindo bleu dore et noir, [97]
• Macas cornu, [137]
• Malacorhynchus Chilensis, [73]
• Manimbè, [90]
• Mareca Bahamensis, [135]
• Megalonyx medius, [72]
• —— rufus, [71]
• —— albicollis, [72]
• —— ruficeps, [70]
• —— rubecula, [73]
• —— rufogularis, [73]
• Megalopterus stolidus, [145]
• Melanocorypha cinctura, [87]
• Merops rufus, [64]
• Micropterus brachypterus, [136]
• Milvago pezoporos, [13]
• —— montanus, [19]
• —— ochrocephalus, [13]
• —— chimango, [14]
• —— megalopterus, [21]
• —— leucurus, [15]
• —— albogularis, [18]
• Mimus Patagonicus, [60]
• —— Orpheus, [60]
• —— parvulus, [63]
• —— Thenca, [61]
• —— saturninus, [60]
• —— melanotis, [62]
• —— trifasciatus, [62]
• Molothrus niger, [107]
• Motacilla Patagonica, [67]
• —— Gracula, [67]
• Mouette cendrèe, [142]
• Muscicapa psalura, [51]
• —— risoria, [51]
• —— mœsta, [53]
• —— nivea, [53]
• —— parulus, [49]
• —— icterophrys, [53]
• —— pyrope, [55]
• —— polyglotta, [54]
• —— Tyrannus, [43]
• —— vittiger, [54]
• Muscicapidæ, [42]
• Muscipeta albiceps, [47]
• Muscisaxicola brunnea, [84]
• —— nigra, [84]
• —— mentalis, [83]
• —— macloviana, [83]
• Muscivora Tyrannus, [34]
• Myiobius parvirostris, [48]
• —— magnirostris, [48]
• —— albiceps, [47]
• —— auriceps, [47]
• Nothura minor, [119]
• —— perdicaria, [119]
• —— major, [119]
• Numenius Hudsonicus, [129]
• —— brevirostris, [129]
• Nycticorax violaceus, [128]
• —— Americanus, [128]
• Œnanthe perspicillata, [51]
• L’Onglet, [97]
• Opetiorhynchus rufus, [64]
• —— antarcticus, Anat. Descript. of, [149]
• —— lanceolatus, [68]
• —— nigrofumosus, [68]
• —— antarcticus, [67]
• —— Patagonicus, [67]
• —— vulgaris, Anat. Descript. of, [149]
• —— Patagonicus, Anat. Descript. of, [150]
• —— vulgaris, [66]
• —— rupestris, [67]
• Oreophilus totanirostris, [125]
• Oriolus flavus, [107]
• —— cayennensis, [106]
• —— ruber, [109]
• Ornismya Kingii, [110]
• —— tristis, [111]
• Orpheus Thenca, [61]
• —— melanotis, [62]
• —— trifasciatus, [62]
• —— Patagonicus, [60]
• —— modulator, [60]
• —— parvulus, [63]
• —— calandria, [60]
• Ortyx Falklandica, [117]
• Otus Galapagoensis, [32]
• —— palustris, [33]
• Oxyurus ornatus, [81]
• —— dorso-maculatus, [82]
• —— tupinieri, [81]
• Pachyramphus albescens, [50]
• —— minimus, [51]
• Palmipedes, [134]
• Parulus ruficeps, [79]
• Passerina discolor, [107]
• —— jacarina, [92]
• —— guttata, [94]
• Passer Hispaniolensis, [95]
• —— Jagoensis, [95]
• Patagon, [113]
• Pattagonian maccaw, [113]
• —— warbler, [67]
• Pelecanoides Berardi, [138]
• —— Garnotii, [139]
• Pelecanus carunculatus, [145]
• —— aquilus, [146]
• Pelidna cinclus, [131]
• —— minutilla, [131]
• —— Schinzii, [131]
• Le Pepoaza proprement dit, [54]
• Pepoaza variegata, [55]
• —— pyrope, [55]
• —— maritima, [57]
• —— gutturalis, [56]
• —— nivea, [53]
• Perdix Falklandica, [117]
• Perruche, [112]
• Perspicilla leucoptera, [51]
• Petit Bout-de-Petun, [114]
• Petrel échasse, [141]
• Phalacrocorax imperialis, [145]
• —— carunculatus, [145]
• Phalcobœnus montanus, [19]
• Philomachus Cayanus, [127]
• Phytotoma Bloxami, [106]
• —— rutila, [106]
• —— silens, [106]
• —— rara, Anat. Descript. of, [153]
• —— rara, [106]
• Picazuro, [115]
• Picus campestris, [113]
• —— Chilensis, [114]
• —— Kingii, [113]
• —— melanocephalus, [113]
• Pigeon rougeatre, [116]
• Pipilo personata, [98]
• Pitylus superciliaris, [97]
• Platyurus niger, [74]
• Podiceps kalipareus, [136]
• —— Rollandii, [137]
• —— Chilensis, [137]
• Pœcilonitta Bahamensis, [135]
• Polyborinæ, [9]
• Polyborus Galapagoensis, [23]
• —— chimango, [14]
• —— Brasiliensis, [9]
• —— vulgaris, [9]
• —— albogularis, [18]
• —— chimachima, [13]
• Porphyrio simplex, [133]
• Prion vittatus, [141]
• Procellaria oceanica, [141]
• —— Capensis, [140]
• —— Berardi, [138]
• —— vittata, [141]
• —— urinatrix, [139]
• —— gigantea, [139]
• —— glacialoïdes, [140]
• —— puffinus, [137]
• Progne purpurea, [38]
• —— modesta, [39]
• Psarocolius sericeus, [107]
• —— anticus, [107]
• —— chrysopterus, [106]
• —— flaviceps, [107]
• Psittacara Patachonica, [113]
• Psittacus Patagonus, [113]
• —— murinus, [112]
• Pteroptochos albicollis, [72]
• —— albicollis, Anat. Descript. of, [151]
• —— Tarnii, [70]
• —— Tarnii, Anat. Descript. of, [150]
• —— rubecula, [73]
• —— megapodius, [71]
• —— paradoxus, [73]
• Ptiloleptus cristatus, [114]
• Puffinuria Berardi, [138]
• —— Garnotii, [139]
• Puffinus cinereus, [137]
• Pyrocephalus, [44]
• —— parvirostris, [44]
• —— obscurus, [45]
• —— nanus, [45]
• —— dubius, [46]
• Pyrgita Jagoensis, [95]
• Pyrrhalauda nigriceps, [87]
• Pyrrhulinæ, [88]
• Querquedula creccoïdes, [135]
• —— erythrorhyncha, [135]
• Rallus Philippensis, [133]
• —— ypecaha, [133]
• —— sanguinolentus, [133]
• Recurvirostra himantopus, [130]
• Regulus omnicolor, [86]
• —— Byronensis, [86]
• Rhea Americana, [120]
• —— Darwinii, [123]
• Rhinomya lanceolata, [70]
• Rhynchaspis maculatus, [135]
• Rhynchæa semicollaris, [131]
• —— Hilairea, [131]
• —— occidentalis, [131]
• Rhynchops nigra, [143]
• Rhynchotus fasciatus, [120]
• —— rufescens, [120]
• Sarcoramphus gryphus, [3]
• —— Condor, [3]
• Saurophagus sulphuratus, [43]
• Sauteur, [92]
• Scansores, [112]
• Scolopax melanoleuca, [130]
• —— vociferus, [130]
• —— Magellanicus, [131]
• —— Hudsonica, [129]
• —— Paraguaiæ, [131]
• —— Brasiliensis, [131]
• Scytalopus fuscus, [74]
• —— Magellanicus, [74]
• Serpophaga, [48]
• —— parulus, [49]
• —— nigricans, [50]
• —— albo-coronata, [49]
• —— albo-coronata, Anat. Descript. of, [147]
• Siuriri noirátre et jaune, [53]
• Sourciroux, [58]
• Spermophila nigrogularis, [88]
• Spheniscus Humboldtii, [137]
• Sphenura ruficeps, [79]
• Squatarola fusca, [126]
• —— cincta, [126]
• Sterna aranea, [145]
• —— stolida, [145]
• Strepsilas interpres, [132]
• Strigidæ, [31]
• Striginæ, [34]
• Strix cunicularia, [31]
• —— flammea, [34]
• —— punctatissima, [34]
• —— brachyota, [33]
• —— rufipes, [34]
• Sturnella rubra, [109]
• —— militaris, [110]
• Sturnus pyrrhocephalus, [109]
• —— militaris, [110]
• Surninæ, [31]
• Sylvia Magellanica, [74]
• —— velata, [87]
• —— Bloxami, [49]
• —— macloviana, [83]
• —— nigricans, [50]
• —— Patagonica, [67]
• —— dorsalis, [84]
• —— perspicillata, [51]
• —— rubrigastra, [86]
• Sylvicola aureola, [86]
• Synallaxis humicola, [75]
• —— major, [76]
• —— rufogularis, [77]
• —— maluroides, [77]
• —— maluroides, Anat. Descript. of, [152]
• —— flavogularis, [78]
• —— brunnea, [78]
• —— ægithaloides, [79]
• —— ruficapilla, [79]
• —— dorso-maculata, [82]
• —— tupinieri, [81]
• Tachuris omnicolor, [86]
• —— roi, [86]
• —— nigricans, [50]
• Le Petit Tachuris noirâtre, [50]
• Tanagra ruficollis, [91]
• —— Guianensis, [58]
• —— vittata, [98]
• —— canicapilla, [87]
• —— Darwinii, [97]
• —— Bonariensis, [107]
• —— superciliaris, [97]
• —— jacarina, [92]
• Tanagra striata, [97]
• Tanagrinæ, [97]
• Tantalus Mexicanus, [129]
• —— chalcopterus, [129]
• Tetrao Falklandicus, [117]
• Thalassidroma oceanica, [141]
• Thamnophilinæ, [58]
• Thamnophilus doliatus, [58]
• Theristicus melanops, [128]
• Tinamus minor, [119]
• —— major, [119]
• —— rufescens, [120]
• Tinnunculus Sparverius, [29]
• Tinochorus rumicivorus, [117]
• —— rumicivorus, Anat. Descript. of, [155]
• —— Eschscholtzii, [117]
• Tisserin des Galapagos, [105]
• Tityranæ, [50]
• Tœnioptera variegata, [55]
• Totanus semicollaris, [131]
• —— fuliginosus, [130]
• —— flavipes, [129]
• —— macropterus, [129]
• —— melanoleucos, [130]
• —— solitarius, [130]
• Trichas canicapilla, [87]
• —— velata, [87]
• Tringa Morinellus, [132]
• —— minutilla, [131]
• —— Urvillii, [126]
• —— rufescens, [130]
• —— semipalmata, [128]
• —— macroptera, [129]
• —— Schinzii, [131]
• Trochilidæ, [110]
• Trochilus flavifrons, [110]
• —— forficatus, [110]
• —— gigas, [111]
• —— gigas, Anat. Descript. of, [154]
• Troglodytes Magellanicus, [74]
• —— Platensis, [75]
• —— paradoxus, [73]
• Troupiale à tête jaune, [107]
• Turdidæ, [59]
• Turdus Falklandicus, [59]
• Turdus Magellanicus, [59]
• Turdus Thenca, [61]
• —— rufiventer, [59]
• —— varius, [64]
• —— curæus, [107]
• —— Chochi, [59]
• —— leucomelas, [59]
• —— albiventer, [59]
• —— Orpheus, [60]
• Tyranninæ, [42]
• Tyrannula magnirostris, [48]
• —— auriceps, [47]
• —— parvirostris, [48]
• Tyrannus Irupero, [53]
• —— pepoaza, [54]
• —— polyglottus, [54]
• —— nengeta, [54]
• —— magnanimus, [43]
• —— sulphuratus, [43]
• —— gutturalis, [56]
• —— coronatus, [54]
• —— Savana, [43]
• Ulula rufipes, [34]
• Ululinæ, [32]
• Uppucerthia dumetoria, [66]
• —— dumetoria, Anat. Descript. of, [148]
• —— dumetorum, [66]
• Uppucerthia vulgaris, [66]
• —— rupestris, [67]
• Uppucerthia nigro-fumosa, [68]
• Vanellus cinctus, [126]
• Viralva aranea, [145]
• Vultur gryphus, [3]
• —— aura, [8]
• —— atratus, [7]
• —— jota, [7]
• Vulturidæ, [3]
• White-rumped snipe, [130]
• Xanthornus chrysopterus, [106]
• —— flavus, [107]
• Xema cirrocephalum, [142]
• Xolmis nengeta, [54]
• —— coronata, [54]
• —— variegata, [55]
• —— Pyrope, [55]
• Yahana proprement dit, [133]
• Ypecaha, [133]
• Yellow crested grosbeak, [88]
• Yellow shanks snipe, [129]
• Yetapa psalura, [51]
• Zaporina notata, [132]
• —— spilonota, [132]
• Zenaida aurita, [115]
• —— Galapagoensis, [115]
• —— Boliviana, [116]
• Zonotrichia strigiceps, [92]
• —— canicapilla, [91]
• —— matutina, [91]

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[1]. I measured a specimen, which I killed there: it was from tip to tip of wing, eight and a half feet; and from end of beak to end of tail four feet.

[2]. I noticed that several hours before any of the Condors died, all the lice with which they are infested, crawled to the outside feathers. I was told, that this always happened.