574 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



"This is the only species of Shag met with on Campbell 

 Island, where it is common. We also obtained a fine 

 specimen of this species in adnlt plumage in Carnley 

 Harbour, Auckland Is." (F. TV. Hutton.) 



70. Phalacrocorax varius (Gmel.). 



Phalacrocorax varius Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xwi. p. 391 

 (1898). 



The Pied Shag was not included among the species sent 

 home. 



71. Phalacrocorax brevirostris Gould. 

 Phalacrocorax brevirostris Grant, Oat. B. Brit. Mus. xxvi, 



p. 400 (1898). 



The White-throated Shag was not procured by Lord 

 Ranfurly, but among the notes forwarded by Mr. Richard 

 Henry we find the following reference to this species : — 

 " Along the coasts of Dusky Sound one or two pairs of this 

 species may be met with, and a small rookery of about a 

 dozen pairs used to exist on the east side of Te Anau about 

 a mile from the head of the Lake." 



72. Phalacrocorax melanoleucus (Vieill.). 

 Phalacrocorax melanoleucus Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 



xxvi. p. 398 (1898). 



The Trilled Shag was not procured by Lord Ranfurly. 



The following is a Key to all the species of Phalacrocorax 

 found in New Zealand waters : — 



I. Culmen exceeding 1'5 inch from feathers on fore- 

 head to tip. 



A. Tail composed of 14 feathers carlo. 



B. Tail composed of 12 feathers. 



a. General colour of the under parts snioky-grey. 

 a'. White eyebrow-stripes continued down 



each side of the neck to the shoulder .... punctatus. 

 b'. No white eyebrow-stripes featherstoni. 



b. General colour of the under parts black. 



c . Upper parts bronze-green, each feather with 

 a shining brass-green margin ; legs and 

 feet orange chedeonotus. 



d'. Upper parts ash, each feather with a black 



margin ; legs and feet black sulcirostris. 



