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ment (p. 162) as breeding ou the Kermadecs on Cheeseman's authority, and 

 it has been included in the most recent list of New Zealand birds. But 

 this bird does not yet breed at the KermadecS; and has been omitted by 

 Oliver without explanation. 



Limosa novaezealandiae Gray. 



Cheeseman (p. 220) included this bird on Mr. Bell's authority. Such a 

 common New Zealand migrant should occur, but we did not meet with it 

 during the time we were on the island. This points to it being but a scarce 

 straggler to the group, and that the group does not lie in the line of its 

 migration. The correct name to be used for this bird is Limosa lapponica 

 baueri Naumann. 



Tringa canutus Linne. 



Oliver (p. 215) has added this visitor. For a fortnight in September, 

 1908, I endeavoured, unsuccessfully, to shoot a bird which I thought might 

 prove to be this species. It associated with a small flock of Charadrius 

 dominicus fulvus Gmelin which frequented Denham Bay beach. The cor- 

 rect name of the species is Canutus canutus (Linne) (Mathews, Novit. ZooL, 

 vol. 18, p. 5. 1911). 



Ardea sacra Gmelin. 

 Sula serrator Gray. 



Admitted by Cheeseman (p. 220) on Mr. Bell's authority. These must 

 be omitted until skins are actually received from the group. 



Sula leucogaster. 

 Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. 



These have been added by Oliver (p. 215) on Mr. Roy Bell's authority. 

 As both of my friends know, I do not admit hearsay records, however much 

 faith I have in the observer ; consequently these two records are inadmis- 

 sible in my list of the Kermadec avifauna. 



Tachypetes aquilus Linn6. 



Mr. Cheeseman introduced this (p. 223) on Mr. Bell's authority. No 

 one can possibly separate the two species of frigate-birds on the wing, and 

 they are not easily differentiated when in the hand. Both species have 

 occurred in New Zealand. 



Chrysococcyx lucidus Gmelin. 



Cheeseman's record (p. 219), upon the same a'lthority as the preceding, 

 needs verification by means of skins. No one can separate the Australian 

 form from the New Zealand forms without careful examination of speci- 

 mens. The correct name would be Lamprococcyx lucidus Gmelia for the 

 New Zealand bird. 



Zosterops caerulescens Latham. 

 Anthus novaezealandiae Gmelin. 



These two species were met with by Cheeseman himself (p. 218). They 

 were apparently only stragglers from New Zealand which have failed to 



