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No. . . . Mus. Acad. Philada. Adult ; no locality nor donor 

 given. A specimen closely agreeing with the preceding, but the 

 bill is not nearly so heavy, though stout for its length ; it measures 

 1.60 long, by nearly one inch deep. The specimen is labelled 

 " pachyrhyncha, Gray," by Mr. Cassin, and is certainly Gray's bird. 



No. . . . Mus. Bost. Soc, no locality given, Coll. La Fresnaye. 

 (Hyatt.) 



This species, if it be different from catarrhactes, is to be distin- 

 guished by the rather larger size, very stout bill, decidedly longer 

 tail, and prevalent darkness of the back, and especially the head. 

 From chi-ysolopha it may be known by the less development of 

 the crests, darker color, and heavier bill. 



It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to pick out, among 

 the earlier notices of this species and catarrhactes, the names and 

 descriptions that respectively apply to these two. Mr. Gray, in- 

 deed, throws all the eighteenth century synonymy upon catarrhac- 

 tes, considering that his f)achyrhyncha represents the original 

 description of the present species ; and it would be advantageous 

 to agree with him on this point. But I cannot help thinking that 

 Forster had two different species in view, that he named respec- 

 tiveby catarrhactes (after Briss.) and chrysocome (n. sp.). 



It is also Dr. Schlegel's opinion that Forster indicated the 

 two species, so that I hardly see how he (Dr. Schlegel) relegates 

 cJiri/socome, Gmelin and P. E. 984, to catarrhactes ; for Gmelin 

 quotes Forster, and whatever species Forster's is, that Gmelin's 

 must also be. The Planche Enlum., also, shows a very dark bird. 

 I know that in this matter my judgment is quite as likely to be 

 at fault as Dr. Schlegel's is, but I think that, all things considered, 

 it may be best to accept the synonymy as it is here arranged, let- 

 ting " chrysocome " mean chrysocome, and " catarrhactes " mean 

 catarrhactes, in every instance, without attempting an identifica- 

 tion upon the vague and unsatisfactory descriptions that the 

 older authors gave. 



EUDYPTES CHRYSOLOPHA, Brandt, 



Eudyptes chrysolopha, Brandt, Bull. Acad. Petersb. ii., 324. Schlegel, 

 M. P.-B. Urin. p. 7 (Excl. syn. " chrysocome Gould."). 



"Eudyptes chrysocome, Pelzeln " (nee Forst.). Novara Reise, Vogel, 

 p. 140, pi.' 5. (Auct, Schlecjel.) 



E. preecedenti simillimus ; sed rostro debiliorc, notaeo paululuni clariores 



