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No. 59,242, Mus. Smiths. Inst., Falkland Islands, lately acquired 

 under the name of " Eud. nigrivestis, Gould." Bill 1.70 (chord 

 of culmen) ; from antiseto tip of bill 1.10; gape 2.00; tail about 4 ; 

 wing about 7. The upper parts are very dark, especially the head 

 and neck, which show no blue at all ; the crown is jet-black, its 

 feathers moderately lengthened, those of the forehead not reach- 

 ing the occiput. A narrow pale yellow line runs from near the 

 base of the culmen over the eye, to the occiput, and there forms 

 a curly tuft an inch longer. This specimen certainly shows 

 nothing whatever different from ordinary chrysocome, nor does 

 Gould's description (I. c.) give any tangible characters. He says, 

 indeed, that his bird is "smaller than chrysocome" but the dimen- 

 sions he assigns (length 214; ; bill 2 ; tail 4 ; tarsi f ) do not bear 

 out this statement ; nor do any of the other characters hold. We 

 judge from the nature of Mr. Gould's remarks that he compared 

 his bird with chrysolopha, from which it is different in the respects 

 he mentions. In any event, we fully concur with Prof. Schlegel, 

 in relegating "nigrivestis" to chrysocome. Mr. Gray admits the 

 species, in the Handlist, but by an unfortunate slip of the pen, or 

 typographical error, it there stands as " nigriventris." 



No. . . . Mus. Acad. Philada., New Zealand, adult. Bill of im- 

 mense size; chord of culmen 2.50, greatest depth 1.20; the cul- 

 minal and tomial portions highly turgid. Upper parts very dark, 

 scarcely washed with bluish, and quite black on the head; frontal 

 and coronal feathers lengthened and linear ; crests conspicuous, 

 light straw yellow, reaching about an inch beyond the occiput. 

 Stands about 19 high ; tail about 4.50 ; middle toe and claw 3.75. 



No. 1684, Mus. Acad. Philada., adult, Van Diemen's Land, Coil. 

 Gould. One of the types of chrysocome, Gould, B. A. pi. 83. 

 Almost exactly like the last specimen, but not quite so heavy ; 

 tail about 4 inches. This is unquestionably true chrysocome, and 

 Dr. Schlegel therefore is proved in error in assigning " chrysocome, 

 Gould," among the synonyms of chrysolopha, Brandt. 



No. 1343, Mus. Acad. Philada. New Zealand, adult, labelled 

 '' pachyrhynchus, Gray?" in a handwriting I do not recognize. 

 Essentially similar to, and certainly conspecific with, the foregoing 

 specimens ; though it looks larger, this is probably due to 

 overstuffing. Stands 19 inches; tail 4; bill 2. The head is opaque 

 velvety black, but there is considerable blue in the color of the 

 back. The yellow crests are precisely as in the other specimens. 



