PASSERES. 21 



CeetiiipakUi^. Lafr. 



Bill, moderate ; nostrils luuate ; fifth quill the longest ; tail, long, rounded, slightly 

 worn ; tarsi, longer than middle toe. 

 New Zealand onlj. 



25. Certhiparus novse-zealandise. GmJ. 



Bkown Ceeepee. Toitoi. 



Head, back, and tail reddish-bi'own ; sides of the head, and nape, dark grey ; under 

 surface, fawn ; lateral feathers of the tail with a broad brown spot. 



L., 5-3; W.,2-5; B., 5 ;T., -87. 



Egg.- — Ovoid ; white, with grey and brown spots, which form a ring round the larger 

 end ; length, '7 ; breadth, '6. 



Hab. — South Island only. 



" Like the members of the allied group, Orthonyx, it is a grega- 

 rious species, associating together in small flocks, and hunting dili- 

 gently for its insect food among the branches and dense foliage of 

 the forest undergrowth. On being disturbed or alarmed they quickly 

 assemble and chirp round the intruder for a fcAv minutes ; and on 

 being reassured they disperse again in search of food." — Buller. 



Pete(eca. Sivains. 



Bill, rather short, broad at the base, and notched near the tip ; first quill short, fifth 

 the longest ; tarsi, as long as, or longer than, the middle toe ; bill surrounded with 

 bristles. 



Australia, Samoa Islands. 



Note. — Fetroeca is substituted for Swainsou's Fetroica as being classically more correct. 

 Dr. Finsch proposes dividing this genus into two — viz., 3Iiro and Myiomoira. 





A. PetrcBca (Miro) loiigipes. B, C. Petrccca (Myiomoira) toitoi. 



26. PetroDca toitoi. Less. 



Pied Tit. Miromieo. 



Head, neck, and upper surface, jet-black, witli a conspicuous wliite spot over the bill ; 

 breast and under-parts, pure white ; wing-feathers, crossed near their base by an angular 

 patch of white. 



Female. — Above, smoky-brown, with a minule frontal spot of white ; throat and all the 

 under-jmrts, grejish-white ; wing-feathers, blackish -brown, marked with fulvous white. 



L., 4-5 ; W., 2-8 ; B., -G ; T., -75. 

 ' Eqn. — White, speckled with brownifli grey ; length, -78 ; breadth, "59. 



ifffi.— North Island. 



