from New Zealand and adjacent Islands. 597 



one specimen with the entire back striped and two with the 

 back olive-green are males. 



In 1875 Dr. Finsch {op. cit.) indicated the fact that 

 A. citrina (Gmel.) was distinct from A. chloris (Sparrni.), 

 and to some extent he pointed out the distinguishing 

 characters of the female of the former, as well as the differ- 

 ence in size. Sir Walter Buller did not believe in these 

 differences [cf. B. New Zealand, i. p. 114 (1888)J, but 

 apparently Dr. Finsch was right, 



10.2. TURNAGRA CRASSIROSTRIS. 



Turnagra crassirostris Buller, B. New Zeal. i. pt. i. p. 31, 

 pi. iv. (1887) ; Lorenz-Liburnau, Ann. Hofmus. Wien, xvii. 

 p. 304 (1902). 



a, b. Adult. South Island, New Zealand, January 1901. 



c. Adult. Dusky Sound, South Island, N.Z., June 1901. 



The South-Island Thrush has the iris, bill, and legs black 

 (R. Henry). 



According to Sir W. Buller the iris is yellow. 



Mr. Richard Henry, of Resolution Island, forwards the 

 following note on this species : — 



tl There are no South- Island Thrushes living permanently 

 on Pigeon Island, but some time ago a solitary individual of 

 this species came to my house and became almost too tame, 

 for it would come into the room and hop about the breakfast 

 table, tasting everything and eating a few crumbs of bread 

 and fish. It stayed for some months and then went away 

 for good. 



"Its song is not unlike the first few notes of the Song- 

 Thrush, but is uttered more in snatches and has many notes 

 of its own ; the voice is loud and fine. 



" Both species are also somewhat alike in size and 

 appearance, but very different in habits. 



" The New Zealanders are all remarkedly tame and often 

 come into the tent and eat scraps like a Robin, but, unlike 

 the Robin, there may be several Thrushes together, and all 

 good friends. 



" They live mostly in the bottoms of warm valleys, where 



