5. I^DDYl'rULA. 



645 



wide and including two rows of feathers, under surface white ; a 

 patch of whitish feathers more or less risible on the upper tail- 

 coverfcs. Culmen intermediate in form between that of C.pachy- 

 rluinchus and C. sclateri, but more elongate and slender Tail 

 comi)osed of 20 feathers. Total leugth about 30 inches. 



Immatare. Differs from the adult in having the yellow band 

 confined to the sides of the head and not encircling the crown. 



In still younyer examples the yellow band is entirely absent (il/Ms 

 liothi-chdd). ^ 



Bill. 



Nasal feathers Gape 

 to tip. to tip. 



c( l-85'l-9 



? 1-8 



3-0-3-35 

 2-75 



Exposed 

 culmen. 



in. 

 215-2-L'5 



2-05 



Fliiiper. Tail. ^''I'^lf '°« 

 auU claw. 



8-2 



in. 



2-4-2-r) 



2-35 



3-45-3-5 

 31 



Hab. The same as that of the genus. 



a. Ad. sk, jS-ew Zealand. 



b. Ad. St. New Zealand. 



c. cJ ad. sk. Otago, South Island, 



Nov. 7. 



d. e. Ad. et iium. Auckland Island, 

 sk. 



/ Ad. st. Auckland Island. 



ff. Ad. sk. Enderbv Island, Auckland, 



Nov. 30 (R. McCormick). 

 h. 2 ad. sk. Campbell Island, Dec. 



i. d ad. sk. Campbell Island, 



Capt. Stokes, R.N. 



[P.]. 

 • Zool. Soc. Coll. 

 Otago Museum [E.]. 



Antarctic Exped. 



Countess of Galloway 



McCormick Bequest. 



Dr. O. Finsch [C.]. 

 Antarctic Exped. 



6. EUDYPTULA. 



Eudyptula, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 775 (1856) E. mmor. 



I3ill moderately long and stout, especially in old examples ; the 

 groove dividing the culminicorn from the latericorn inconspicuous. 

 Tail very short, composed of 16 feathers, which are almost entirely 

 concealed by the longer upper tail-coverts. No superciliary stripes. 

 Size small. 



Range. Coasts of South Australia and Tasmania to New 

 Zealand and the Chatham Islands. 



Key to the Sjiccies. 



I. Only the inner margin of the flipper narrowlv 



bordered with white '_ nii/wr v. 040. 



II. Both outer and inner margins of the flipper widelv 



bordered with white, and a more or less distinct 

 white patch towards the middle of the inner 

 margm albusiijnatn, p. 048. 



