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A full account of the various varieties prevalent in this 

 species is given by Buller. H. montamis, Haast, N. s^qmr- 

 hus, Buller, and N. essliiujii, Souanc^, are all considered to 

 belong to this category. A very fine figure of the variety 

 called by Buller N. supcrhus is given in Mr. Dawson 

 Rowley's " Ornithological Miscellany " (pi. 8). 



12. Nestor occidentalis. 



Described, but not figured, in Dr. Buller's work {p. 50.) 

 Dr. Finsch is not yet persuaded that it is a good species. 



13. Nestor notabilis. 



Nestor notabilis (Gould) ; Buller, I. c, f. 52, fl. 5, /. 2 ; 

 Fbiscli, J.f. 0. UT2,p. 101, et 1874, p. 180. 



A good figure is given in the above-mentioned work. 



14. Platycercus nov^ zealandle. 



riatycercus novre zealandiae (Sparrm.); Gray, anted, p. 9 ; 

 Fiiisch, J. /. 0. 1872, p. 97 ; Buller, I. c, p. 5S^pl. 6, /. 1. 



15. Platycercus auriceps. 



Platycercus auriceps {Kuhl*) ; Gray, anted,, p. 9 ; Finscli, 

 J. f. 0. 1872, p. 97; Bailer, I. c, p. 61, ijI. 6, /. 2. 



16. Platycercus alpinus. 



Although not admitted by Buller in the body of his 

 work, a notice of this species, which appears to be a per- 

 fectly good one, will be found in the Introduction {p. xvi). 

 Cf. also Finsch, J.f. 0. l^1i,p. 178. 



Order, PICARII^. 



Family, Cuculid^. 



17. EUDYNAMIS TAITENSIS. 



Eudynamis taitensis (Sparrm.) ; Gray, anted,, ^j. 91 ; Finsch, 

 J.f. 0. 1872, 2J. 102 ; Buller, l. c, p. 14,, pi. 8. 



18. Chrysococcyx lucidus. 



Chrysococcyx lucidus (Gm.) ; Gi-ay, anted, p. 10 ; Finsch, 

 J. f 0. 1872, ^J. 104; Buller, I. c, p. 11. 



Family, Alcedinid^. 



19. Halcyon vagans. 



Plate 1.* 



Halcyon vagans (Less) ; Gray, anted, p. 2 ; Finsch, J. f 

 0. 1872,^;. 104; Buller, I. c, p. 69. 



20. 



Order, PASSERES. 

 Family, Meliphagid^. 



PrOSTHEMADERA NOV^E ZEALiVXDIiE. 



Prosthemadera novre zealandice (Gm.) ; Gray, anted, p. 3 ; 

 Finsch, J. f 0., 1872, ^j. lOG ; Buller, I. c„ p. 87, pi. 9. 



21. POGONOENIS CINCTA. 



Ptilotis cincta, (Du Bus.) ; Gray, anted, p. 4. 

 Pogonornis cincta, Buller, I. c, pi. 10 ; Finsch, J. f. (>. 

 1872, p. 107. 



22. Anthornis melanura. 



Anthornis melanura (Spam-m.) ; Gray, anted, p. 4; Buller, 

 I. c, p. 91 ; Fi7isch, J. f 0. 1872, ^j. 107. 



23. Anthornis melanocephala. 



Plate 2. 



Anthornis melanocephala. Gray, anted, p. 4 ; Buller, I. e., 

 p. 96; Finsch, J. f 0. 1^12, p. 107. 



24. ZosTEROPs lateralis. 



Zbsterops lateralis (Lath.) ; Buller, I. c, p. 80 ; Finsch, 

 J. f 0. 1872, p. 108. 



Family, Troglodytid^e. 



25. Acanthisitta chloris. 

 Plate 3, f. 2. 



Acanthisitta chloris (Sparrm) ; Gray, anted, ij. 4 ; Finsch, 

 J. f 0. 1872, p. 109 ; BuWir, I. c, p. 112. 



Dr. Finsch (./. /. 0. 1874, p. 183) points out the possi- 

 bility of there being a second species of Acanthisitta, 

 which will be the Motaeilla citrina of Graelin. In case 

 this turns out correct, Acanthisitta citrina will have to be 

 added to the New Zealand list. 



26. Xenicus longipes. 

 Plate 3, f. r. 



Acanthisitta longipes. Gray, anted, p. 4. 

 Xenicus longipes, Buller, I. c, p. 115, pi. 12, figs. 1, 2 ; 

 Finsch, J. f 0. 1872, ^a 189. 



27. Xenicus gilviventris. 



Xenicus gilviventris, (Pelz) ; Buller, I. c.,p. 117, pi. 12, 

 This species is now universally recognised as distinct figs. 3, 4 ; Finsch, J. f. 0. 1872, p. 109. 

 from the Australian H. sancta. This new species was discovered by Dr. Haast " in the 



* Trichoglossus aurifrons. Gray, antea, p. 9, is an American bird, and stands as Bolhorhynchus aurifrons. (Cf. Finsch, Papag. ii, p. 127.) 



