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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



The Auckland Island Sand Plover. 



TUinornis rossi. 



Like the last species, but darker iu colour, and the feathers on the 

 sides of the body with brown bases. Length of the wing, 4.8 in.; of the 

 tarsus, 1 in. Auckland Islands. 



Auckland Island Sand Plover. 



iVoij. Erebus ami Tc, 



Genus AuarJiyncJius. 

 Bill long, slender, bent to the right. First and second qnills 

 equal and longest. Tarsus longer than the middle toe; hind toe- 

 wanting. New Zealand only. 



The Wry-Bill. — Ngutupare. 



A narhyncJius frontalis. 



Above cinereous grey; below white, with a black band on the breast- 

 Forehead white. Quills brown, with white shafts. Eye dark brown. 

 Length of the wing, 4.75 in.; of the tarsus, 1 in. Egg — Greenish grey, 

 minutely speckled all over with dark brown; length, 1.4 in. Both 

 Islands. 



