( 364) 



Thirt\'-one specimens iu my ctillection examined. Twelve of these are from 

 Stewart's Island. 



I have ow femole from the >Sontb Island, collected b}' Mr. Jewell, in which the 

 Mack edges to the feathers are more restricted and partially mixed with rufous, so 

 that the whole bird has a much redder appearance than usual. A similar aberration 

 will be discussed further under Aptenjx australis mantelli. 



MEASUREMENTS OF SKINS OF APTER7X AUSTRALIS, IN MILLIMETRES. 



The discovery of Apteri/x australis in 1813 (/.e.)must have created considerable 

 excitement, and its first describer must have felt justly proud in enriching 

 ornithological knowledge with such a remarkable addition. The original description 

 reads as follows : — 



"THE SOUTHEEN APTEUYX. 

 " Generic Chakactek. 



" Bill long, slender, nearly strait, covered at the base by a cere, marked on 

 each side by a tubular furrow, slightly swelled and bent at the tip. 



" ITostrils (?) linear, inconspicuous, near the tip of tlic bill, at the end of the 

 tubular furrow. 



