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A black variety, which I believe to be the young of this species, 

 shall be sent next year. Four eggs in nest. Three eggs on 

 October Utli, 1872*. 



Anarhyxchus frontalis. Crookbill Plover f. 



Two eggs. Nest on sand among shingle in Otaio river- 

 bed ; very hard to find though birds were bold. Eggs almost 

 covered with lichens chopped small, and placed point down. 

 Nest with three eggs on October 20th, 1872. 



OcYDROMUs AUSTRALis. Wood or Maori Hen. Weka. 



One egg. Nests under snow-grass tussacs and common 

 tussac ; dogs find them. Found about seven or eight nests 

 on Upper Waiko on December 13, 1872, all with very hard- 

 set eggs ; from three to four in nests. The one sent was 

 addled. Nest of grass. 



Sterna Antarctica. Common Tern. 

 Two eggs. Nest with two eggs on Otaio river-bed shingle, 

 October 20th, 1872. 



Anthornis melanura. Bell-bird or Mocking bird. Ko- 

 ruicoko or Moko-moko. 



Three eggs. Nest of grass and twigs in fork of broad-leaf 

 tree on Otaio river. Birds very bold, bat nest well concealed. 

 Nest with four eggs, January 26tli, 1873. 



I am yours, &c., 



John A. Harvie Broavn. 



West House, Aldwick, Bognor, 

 October 30th, 1873. 



Sir, — On looking over my paper on the birds of Kattiawar, 

 in the last number of ' The Ibis,^ I observe two errors which 

 seem sufficiently important to require correction. 



At page 405, Hirundo javanica is given as a synonym of 

 Hirundo rustica, and is said to be common ! In reality the 



* These may prove to be eggs of H. leucocephalus (Gould). The Maori 

 name given by Buller {vide ' Birds of New Zealand ') is " Kaki " for II. 

 novce-zealandice, and " Tutumata " for H, leucocephalus. 



t Wry-billed Plover of Buller. 

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