whichsamecircumstancehasbeenmentionedassometimesoccurringwiththegreatrodent，theCapybara。Asmallsea-otterisverynumerous；thisanimaldoesnotfeedexclusivelyonfish，but，liketheseals，drawsalargesupplyfromasmallredcrab，whichswimsinshoalsnearthesurfaceofthewater。Mr。BynoesawoneinTierradelFuegoeatingacuttle-fish；
andatLow’sHarbour，anotherwaskilledintheactofcarryingtoitsholealargevoluteshell。AtoneplaceIcaughtinatrapasingularlittlemouseM。brachiotis；itappearedcommononseveraloftheislets，buttheChilotansatLow’sHarboursaidthatitwasnotfoundinall。Whatasuccessionofchances，[3]orwhatchangesoflevelmusthavebeenbroughtintoplay，thustospreadthesesmallanimalsthroughoutthisbrokenarchipelago！
InallpartsofChiloeandChonos，twoverystrangebirdsoccur，whicharealliedto，andreplace，theTurcoandTapacoloofcentralChile。Oneiscalledbytheinhabitants“Cheucau“Pteroptochosrubecula：itfrequentsthemostgloomyandretiredspotswithinthedampforests。Sometimes，althoughitscrymaybeheardcloseathand，letapersonwatcheversoattentivelyhewillnotseethecheucau；atothertimes，lethimstandmotionlessandthered-breastedlittlebirdwillapproachwithinafewfeetinthemostfamiliarmanner。Itthenbusilyhopsabouttheentangledmassofrottingconesandbranches，withitslittletailcockedupwards。ThecheucauisheldinsuperstitiousfearbytheChilotans，onaccountofitsstrangeandvariedcries。Therearethreeverydistinctcries：Oneiscalled“chiduco。”
andisanomenofgood；another，“huitreu。”whichisextremelyunfavourable；
andathird，whichIhaveforgotten。Thesewordsaregiveninimitationofthenoises；andthenativesareinsomethingsabsolutelygovernedbythem。TheChilotansassuredlyhavechosenamostcomicallittlecreaturefortheirprophet。Analliedspecies，butratherlarger，iscalledbythenatives“Guid-guid“PteroptochosTarnii，andbytheEnglishthebarking-bird。