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Southern Alps, during a topographical survey of the Can- 

 terbury Province," according to Dr. BuUer, who also 

 described the species as JLenicus haasti. 



31. 



Familj^ Sylviid^. 

 SpHENjEACUS punctatus. 



28. 



Family, MENUEiDiE. 



MOHOUA OCHROCEPHALA. 



10, 



Mohoua ochrocephala, (Chyi.) ; Gray, anted, p. 5. 



Orthonyx ochrocephala, Buller, I. c, p. 103, fl. 

 jig. 2. 



Clitonvx ochrocephala, Finscli, J. f. 0. 1873, ja 39G, ct 

 1874, 7;."l8-i. 



Not only Dr. Finsch in Europe, but that good observer 

 Mr. Potts, in New Zealand, have given their opinion that 

 this bird is not congeneric with Certhiparus albicillus, and 

 the former separates it entirely from typical Orthonyx of 

 Australia, and proposes to revive Reic'ienbach's genus 

 Clitonyx in jilace of the less classical MoJiova of Lesson. 

 For the present, until the common consent of ornithologists 

 drives ungrammatical names from the natural system. Dr. 

 Finsch will forgive me for resuscitating the latter title. 

 The German naturalists who set the example of suppressing 

 unclassical names still hold their own on the Continent, 

 and the way in which thej' are Ijeiug followed liy Italian 

 and other ornithologists renders it by no means improbable 

 that ere long a modification of the British Association rules 

 will require to he made in this direction. 



Family, Paeid^. 



29. Certhiparus albicillus. 



Plate 5, f. 2. 



Certhiparus albicillus (Less.) ; Gray, anted, p. 6. 



Orthonyx albicilla, Bullcr, I. c, p. 100, pi. 11, /. 1 ; 

 Finscli, J. / 0. 1872, p. 110. 



Phyllodytes albicQla, Finsch, J. f. 0. 1873, p. 398, ct 

 1874 p. 171. 



Dr. Finsch has written an interesting account of the 

 structure of tliis bird to shew that it is not an Orthonyx, 

 but is really congeneric with Certhiparus nmct zealandice, 

 and he proposes to change the barbarous generic name of 

 the latter into the more classical one of Phyllodytes. I am 

 not purist enough to suppress the old-fashioned name of 

 Certhiparus, and Dr. Finsch will have once more to change 

 the genus himself, as Phyllodytes was bestowed by Wagler 

 on a genus of Rcptilia in 1830. 



30. Certhiparus nov^ zealandle. 

 Plate 5, f 1. 



Certhiparus novte zealandise {Gm). ; Gray, anted, p. G ; 

 Finsch, J. f. 0. 1872, 'p. 110 ; Buller, I. c, p. 105. 



Phyllodytes nova zealandice, Finsch, J.f. 0. 1873, ». 397, 

 et 1874, ». 171. 



Sphenreacus punctatus {Q. & G.), Gray, anted, p). 5; Finsch, 

 J. f. 1872, p. Ill ; BiUler, I. c, p. 128, pl. 13, /. 1. 



32. Sphenreacus fulvus. 



Sphenseacus fulvus. Gray, Ibis, 1862, p. 221 ; Finsch, 

 J. f. 0. 1872, p. Ill ; Buller, I. c, p. 130. 



33. SPHEN.ffiACUS rufescens. 



Sphenreacus rufescens, Buller, Ibis, 1869, p. 38 ; id. B. N. 

 Zeal. p. 131, pl. 13, /. 2; Finsch, J. f. 0. 1872, ^x 112, et 

 1874, p. 185. 



I am glad to see that Dr. Finsch admits this species. 

 The Museum contains a pair collected in the Chatham 

 Islands by Mr. Travers, and there is no cpiestion as to its 

 distinctness. 



34. MiRO loxgipes. 



Petroica longipes (Gam) ; Gray, anted, p. 7. 

 Myioscopus longipes, Finsch, J. f. 0. 1872, p>- 112, ei 

 1874, p. 186. 



Miro longipes, Bidlcr, B. K Z., p. 118. 



35. MiRO albifeons. 



Plate 6, f 1. 



Petroica albifrons [Gm?) ; Gray, anted, p. 7. 

 Myioscopus albifrons, Finsch, J. f. 0. 1872, p. 160, et 

 1874, 2^- 187. 



Miro albifrons, Bullcr, B. N. Z., p. 122. 



36. GERYGONE FLAVn^NTEIS. 



Plate 4, f 1. 



Gerygone flaviventris, Gray, anted, p. 5 ; Bvllcr, I. c., p. 

 107; Fijisch, J. /. 0. 1872, p. 160, ct 1874, ^j. 186. 



37. Gerygoxe igata. 



Gerygone igata (Q. & G.) ; Gray, anted, p. 5 ; Finsch, J. 

 f. 0. 1862, p. 162, et 1874, p. 187; Buller, B. K Z. Int. 



p). XV. 



Dr. Buller considers that this species, wliicli was said to 

 have been obtained by llie "Astrolabe " in Tasman's Bay, 

 Cooks' Straits, should be struck out of the New Zealand 

 list ; l)ut Dr. Finsch thinks tliat it may yet very possibly 

 be identified, as he says he has seen a specimen of 

 Gerygone which agrees better with G. igata than with G. 

 flavivcntris, but, as he justly remarks, a comparison of 

 types will best settle the matter. 



During a recent \'isit to Paris I examined, in company 

 with Dr. Oustalet, the type of this species which still 

 exists in the Jardin des Plantes. The little bird bears tlie 



