38 Capt. F. W. Hutton on certain 



the new species, and pick out a set of the novelties to send 

 to Dr. Buller. This I did, and described this bird as Petroica 

 traversi ; and, with Dr. Hector's consent, the list was sent for 

 publication in 'Tlie Ibis' (Ibis, 1872, p. 243) in order that 

 Dr. Buller might avail himself of it in the preparation of his 

 book. The birds sent to Dr. Buller had also my names at- 

 tached to each. My list was published in ' The Ibis ' in July 

 1872 ; and I have a letter from Dr. Buller saying that the 

 Editor had sent him a proof of ray paper before the part of 

 his book containing M. traversi was published. I do not 

 think this can be considered as a suggestion to Dr. Buller that 

 fie should name this species after Mr. H. Travers. 



Myiomoira macrocephala. 



I am still not convinced that this species is identical with 

 M. dieffenbachii. The bright yellow of the breast which 

 characterizes the latter is seen in the young before it is fully 

 fledged; and the difl'erence cannot, therefore, be due to age 

 or to season. 



Anthus nov^-zealandi^ 

 is not gregarious during the summer, disappearing on the 

 approach of -s^inter, but, like other Anthi, congregates in the 

 autumn, after the breeding-season is over, and disperses to 

 breed in the spring. 



Glaucopis cinerea. 



Dr. Buller has omitted to notice the habit this bird has of 

 holding its food in its foot when eating. Mr. W. Travers has 

 described this in G. cinerea (Trans. N. Z. Inst. iv. p. 212) ; 

 and I have myself observed it in G. wilsoni. Porphyria mela- 

 notus has the same habit. 



CaRPOPHAGA NOV^E-ZEALANDIiE. 



In ' The Ibis ' for July 1872, p. 246, I described two eggs 

 supposed to belong to this bird, brought by Mr. H. Travers 

 from the Chatham Islands. Mr. Travers has since informed 

 me that he is not sure to what bird these eggs belong, as he 

 found them on the ground, but supposed them to be those of 

 the Pigeon, because in each case a Pigeon was sitting in a tree 



