3. CATARRHACTES. 639 



(1871) ; Button, Ihis, 1872, p. 250 [Chatham Is.] ; Flnsch, J.f. O. 



1872. p. 201 ; 1874, p. 217 ; Reischek, Trans. N. Zeal. Inst. xvii. 



p. 193 (1885) [habits]; Buller, B. N. Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 287 



(1888) [coasts of New Zealand; Snares; Bounty I.]; Finsch, 



Ibis. 1888, p. 309 [Snares] ; Buller, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 83, pi. ix. 



fiw. 2 ; Smith. Ibis, 1890, p. 462 [frequenting rivers] ; Forbes, /it«, 



1893, p. 543 [Chatham Is.]. 

 Catarractes pachyrhynchus, Beichenb. Natatores, pi. cclxiv. fi^ 2218 



(1850). 

 Spheniscus chrvsocome, Schleg. Mies. Pays-Bas, \i. Urinat. p. 6 



(1867) [part]." 

 Eudvptes chrvsocomus, Buller, B. N. Zeal. 1st pd. p. 344, pi. fie. 1 



(1873) [North and South Islands, New Zealand]. " 



Eudyples atrata, Hutton. Ibis, 1875, p. 114 [melanistic var. from 



Snares] ; Sharpe, Voy. Erebus 4" Terror, Birds, App.p. 35 (1875) ; 



BnUer, B. N. Zeal. 2nd ed. ii p. 296, pi. xlvi. fig. 2 (1888). 

 Eudyptes chrysocoma, Sharpe {nee Fojst.), Fay. Erebun ^- Terror, 



Birds, App. p. 35 (1875). 

 Eudyptes chrysocome, Sharpe [nee Forst.), Phil. Trans, clxviii. 



p." 158, pi. Viii. fig. 3 (1879) ; Coues, P. Ac. Philad. 1872, p. 202 



[part] ; M -Edwards, A?in. Sci Nat. (6) ix. pi. 17. fig. 2, & pi. 18. 



tig. 5 (1880). 



Adult. Forehead and crown black ; the feathers on the crown not 

 much lengthened and not forming a conspicuous crest ; rest of the 

 upper parts as in C. chrysocome; a pale golden-yellow eye-stripe 

 commencing behind the feathers, covering the nostril and extending 

 along the side of the crown ; the posterior feathers not much 

 lengthened, the longest measuring about 1-8 inch. Sides of the 

 head, chin, and throat smoky-black, often with an ill-defined whitish 

 patch on the side of the throat ; rest of the underparts white. Upper 

 surface of the flipper like the back, the inner margin with a narrow 

 -white edge, only the outermost row of feathers being white ; under 

 surface much the same as in C. chrysocome. Total length about 

 28 inches. 



This species is most closely allied to C. sclnteri, but may be at 

 once distinguished by the form of the culminieorn, the sides of which 

 are divergent from the nasal openings, as shown in the woodcut 

 (fig. 1, p. 640). The narrow white edge to the inner margin of the 

 flipper and the position of the golden superciliary stripe are also 

 distinctive characters, the former being readily seen. 



Immature. Differs in having the black chin and throat mottled 

 with white. (Mus. Rothschild.) 



Tail composed of 16 feathers. 



is said to be uniform dark brown, not margined posteriorly with white. Total 

 length about 26 inches. 



Bill. 



Tail. 



Middle toe 

 and claw. 



(Finsch) 232 2-1 71 — 2-3 



(Buller) 2-2 2 O-Q 15 30 



Hab. Dunediu, South Island, New Zealand. 



