!78 Hall, The Tasiiuiiiiaii and New Zealand Groups. \^^ 



Kmu 

 April 



or New Zealand ; they are prominent northern Bassian genera 

 as well as Torresian and Eyrean in part : — 



Chough {Cor cor ax). Birds-of-Paradise {Paradiscidce) 



Magpie-Lark [Grallina). Brown Flycatcher (Micra'ca). 



Whip-Bird (Psophodes). Bower-Birds [Ptilonorhynchidce) 



Pilot-Bird {Pycnoptilus). Whit ef ace [Xerophila). 



Lyre-Birds {Men lira). Apostle-Bird {Striithidca). 



Bell-Bird {Oreoica). Caterpillar-eaters {Lalage). 



Tree-runners {SittcUa). Ground-Tit {Chthonicola). 



Scrub-Bird {Atrichonm). Bustard {Eiipodotis). 



Laughing Jackass {Dacclo). Finches {Ploceidcc), excepting 



Crane {Antigone). one species. 



Either Tasmania is short in bird food or it became detached 

 from the mainland before these birds expanded to the extreme 

 south of their range. For the bulk of these genera the rainfall 

 would be rather heavy. Others there are which would not be 

 excused on the plea of too much rain. 



The following additional well-distributed Australian genera are 

 not in New Zealand, though very hardy in their manner of 

 living : — 

 All Falconidce except Circus All the McUphagidcc excepting 



and Hieracidea. 3 genera. 



Strix. Geocichla and Cinclosoma. 



All Muscicapidce excepting j liphthianura. 



species. Gyuinorhina and Craclicits (now 



Ainytis, Acanthiza, Scricumis. introduced). 



Artamns, Podargiis. Pachyccphala, Clinuuicris. 



Pardalotiis. 



The (jnly two Tasmanian genera not found on the mainland 

 are Acanthurnis (Great Tit) and Trihonyx.{M.oviiQx\ Coot), showing 

 the paucity of this island-made genera. 



The following species are common to Tasmania and New 

 Zealand : — 



Circus gouldi (Harrier). liudyples minor (Little Pen- 



Zosterops dorsaiis (White-eye). guin). 



Hypotcenidia philippensis Podicipcsnuslrulis (Great Grebe) 



(Banded Rail). Anas siiperciliosa (Black Duck). 



Porphyrio melanoius (Blue Coot). Nettion castancum (Chestnut- 

 Porzana tabiicnsis (Crake). breasted Teal). 



Phalacrocorax carlo (Black Spatula rJiynchotis (Blue-wing 



Cormorant). Duck). 



Catarrhactes chrysoconic (Tufted Avtliya aiislralis (\\'liite-e}'ed 



Penguin). Duck). 



Excepting the first two, the list is made up of birds that mostly 

 make long flights sporadically. These could get across from 

 Tasmania to New Zealand direct. They may have gone S.S.E. 

 from the Torresian area in early times, l)eing members of old 

 genera. 



Perhaps a good example of this latter may be given in the 



