Thepuma，aftereatingitsfill，coversthecarcasswithmanylargebushes，andliesdowntowatchit。Thishabitisoftenthecauseofitsbeingdiscovered；forthecondorswheelingintheaireverynowandthendescendtopartakeofthefeast，andbeingangrilydrivenaway，risealltogetheronthewing。TheChilenoGuasothenknowsthereisalionwatchinghisprey——thewordisgiven——andmenanddogshurrytothechase。SirF。HeadsaysthataGauchointhepampas，uponmerelyseeingsomecondorswheelingintheair，cried“Alion！”Icouldnevermyselfmeetwithanyonewhopretendedtosuchpowersofdiscrimination。Itisassertedthat，ifapumahasoncebeenbetrayedbythuswatchingthecarcass，andhasthenbeenhunted，itneverresumesthishabit；butthat，havinggorgeditself，itwandersfaraway。Thepumaiseasilykilled。Inanopencountry，itisfirstentangledwiththebolas，thenlazoed，anddraggedalongthegroundtillrenderedinsensible。AtTandeelsouthoftheplata，Iwastoldthatwithinthreemonthsonehundredwerethusdestroyed。InChiletheyaregenerallydrivenupbushesortrees，andaretheneithershot，orbaitedtodeathbydogs。Thedogsemployedinthischasebelongtoaparticularbreed，calledLeoneros：theyareweak，slightanimals，likelong-leggedterriers，butarebornwithaparticularinstinctforthissport。Thepumaisdescribedasbeingverycrafty：whenpursued，itoftenreturnsonitsformertrack，andthensuddenlymakingaspringononeside，waitstheretillthedogshavepassedby。Itisaverysilentanimal，utteringnocryevenwhenwounded，andonlyrarelyduringthebreedingseason。
Ofbirds，twospeciesofthegenusPteroptochosmegapodiusandalbicollisofKittlitzareperhapsthemostconspicuous。Theformer，calledbytheChilenos“elTurco。”isaslargeasafieldfare，towhichbirdithassomealliance；butitslegsaremuchlonger，tailshorter，andbeakstronger：
itscolourisareddishbrown。TheTurcoisnotuncommon。Itlivesontheground，shelteredamongthethicketswhicharescatteredoverthedryandsterilehills。Withitstailerect，andstilt-likelegs，itmaybeseeneverynowandthenpoppingfromonebushtoanotherwithuncommonquickness。
Itreallyrequireslittleimaginationtobelievethatthebirdisashamedofitself，andisawareofitsmostridiculousfigure。Onfirstseeingit，oneistemptedtoexclaim，“Avilelystuffedspecimenhasescapedfromsomemuseum，andhascometolifeagain！”Itcannotbemadetotakeflightwithoutthegreatesttrouble，nordoesitrun，butonlyhops。Thevariousloudcrieswhichitutterswhenconcealedamongstthebushes，areasstrangeasitsappearance。Itissaidtobuilditsnestinadeepholebeneaththeground。Idissectedseveralspecimens：thegizzard，whichwasverymuscular，containedbeetles，vegetablefibres，andpebbles。Fromthischaracter，fromthelengthofitslegs，scratchingfeet，membranouscoveringtothenostrils，shortandarchedwings，thisbirdseemsinacertaindegreetoconnectthethrusheswiththegallinaceousorder。
ThesecondspeciesorP。albicollisisalliedtothefirstinitsgeneralform。ItiscalledTapacolo，or“coveryourposterior；“andwelldoestheshamelesslittlebirddeserveitsname；foritcarriesitstailmorethanerect，thatis，inclinedbackwardstowardsitshead。Itisverycommon，andfrequentsthebottomsofhedge-rows，andthebushesscatteredoverthebarrenhills，wherescarcelyanotherbirdcanexist。Initsgeneralmanneroffeeding，ofquicklyhoppingoutofthethicketsandbackagain，initsdesireofconcealment，unwillingnesstotakeflight，andnidification，itbearsacloseresemblancetotheTurco；butitsappearanceisnotquitesoridiculous。TheTapacoloisverycrafty：whenfrightenedbyanyperson，itwillremainmotionlessatthebottomofabush，andwillthen，afteralittlewhile，trywithmuchaddresstocrawlawayontheoppositeside。