600 STEINGOPIDJE. 



2.-4. Gesell. Wien, 1867, p. 318 (note) ; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. 

 p. 172, n. 8416 (1870) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 798 ; Hut ton, Ibis, 

 1870, p. 398 (Auckland ?) ; Wood, Student, 1870, p. 492, with 

 coloured plate) ; ' Field,' Oct, 15, 1870 (with figure) ; Sale, ' Field,' 

 Nov. 12, 1870; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 102 ; Hutton, Cat. B. N. 

 Zeal. p. 18 (1871) ; id. Ibis, 1872, p. 245 ; Ann. N. H 1872, x. 

 p. 477; Hutton, Ibis, 1874, p. 35; Puller, Ibis, 1874, p. 113; 

 Eudes-Deslongch. Ann. du Mus. d'Hist. de Caen, i. p. 49 (1880). 



Stringopsis kabroptila, Tan d. Hoev. Handb. d. Zool. ii. p. 692 (1855) ; 

 Schleg. Handl. i. p. 186 (1857). 



Stringops habroptilus, Finsch, Papag. i. p. 246 (1867) ; Buller, 

 Journ.f. Orn. 1867, p. 323; Finsch, ibid. p. 324; Haast, Journ. 

 f. Orn. 1868, p. 241 ; Bull. Tr. $ Pr. N. Zeal. Inst. i. p. 109 

 (1868) ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 640 (1868) ; Potts, Tr. §■ Pr. N. 

 Zeal. Inst. iii. p. 90 (1869); Finsch, Journ. f. Orn. 1870, p. 325; 

 Sundev. Meth. nat. Av. disp. Tent. p. 71 (1872) ; Finsch, Journ. 

 f. Orn. 1872, p. 96 (descr. J and 2 ) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1872, p. 185 ; 

 Garrod, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 788, figs. 4, 5 (tongue), 1873, pp. 465 

 (two normal carotids), 633 ; Buller, B. New Zeal. p. 26, pi. — 

 (1873) ; Finsch, Journ.f. Orn. 1873, p. 24, 1874, p. 178 ; Haast, 

 P. Z. S. 1874, p. 263 ; Garrod, P. Z. S. 1874, pp. 589, 596, 598 ; 

 Sclat. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 665, 1876, p. 1 ; Sharpe, Yog. Ereb. # 

 Terr., Birds, App. p. 23 (partim) (1875); Forbes, P. Z. S. 1877, 

 p. 307 (bursa Fabriciij ; Garrod, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 112; Lorenz, 

 Sitzb. Ak. Wissensch. Wien, 1881, p. 624 (skeleton); Meger, 

 Abbild. VogelrSkel. i. t. xvii. (1881) ; Rchnw. Vogelbild. t. xviii. 

 f. 7 (1878-83); id. Journ.f. Orn. 1881, p. 15 (Consp. Psitt. 

 p. 15) ; Finsch, Ibis, 1882, p. 395 ; Sclat. List Vert. An. Stb ed. 

 p. 316, f. 45 (1883) ; Reisch. Tr. # Pr. N. Zeal. Inst. xvii. 

 pp. 190, 195 (1884) ; Buller, B. New Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 176, 

 pi. _ (1888) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 73 (1889). 



Strigopsis habroptilus, Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 107 (1864). 



Stringops, v. Hiigel, Ibis, 1875, pp. 390, 391. 



Adult (type). Upper surface sap-green, with a verdigris tinge on 

 the greater wing-coverts, each feather marked in the middle with 

 yellow, which is margined on the sides with black, from which 

 spring irregular transverse bands of the same colour ; the feathers 

 of the top of the head brownish black, margined with sap-green, 

 and marked in the middle with greenish ; the front, cheeks, ear- 

 coverts, and projecting feathers of the face pale umber, marked in 

 the middle with yellowish white ; the outer webs of the greater 

 wing-coverts, quills, secondaries, and entire tail brownish buff, 

 irregularly banded transversely with black ; between every alternate 

 set lemon-yellow ; the inner webs of quills and secondaries black, 

 more or less transversely banded with lemon-yellow ; under surface 

 pale greenish yellow, tinged with lemon-yellow, which is narrowly 

 margined with brownish black ; some feathers have transverse 

 bands pale yellow and black : " bill yellowish white ; tarsi and 

 toes yellowish brown ; iris black " (Buller). Total length about 24 

 inches, wing 11, tail 9, bill 1*8, tarsus 1*75. 



Young bird. Similar to the adult in colouring. 



Nestling covered with grey down. 



Hub. New Zealand : Middle and North Island, formerly also in 

 South Island. 



