16 BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. 
CORVIDA. Crows. 
Bill, strong, more or less conical, base covered with projecting feathers ; 
legs and feet, strong. 
GLavucopis. Gm. 
Brit, short, much arched ; tongue, plicate, quadrifid, fringed at the tip ; 
wings, rounded ; tail, long, graduated, each feather ending in a point ; 
tarsi, longer than the middle toe ; hind toe, long. 
New Zealand only. 
41. GLAUCOPIS CINEREA. Gml. C.M. 
Orange-wattled Crow. 
Calleas Wilsont. BuLuER. 
Dark bluish grey, with the lower part of the back and abdomen tinged 
with rufous brown; a black line from the nostrils to the eye; chin, 
black ; tail, blackish at the tip; wattle, bicolor, point of attachment 
blue, the rest red or orange. 
Rios WG oe: i heap, 
Female.—Rather larger than the male. 
South Island. 
42. GLAUCOPIS WILSONI. Bp. C.M. 
Blue-wattled Crow. Kokako. 
Calleas cinerea. ButLLter and Hutton. Calleas olivascens. PELZz. 
SIMILAR in color to the last, but the tail olivaceous black ; wattle, 
unicolor, varying from blne to orange ; in the female, the back, wings, 
and tail are brownish olive, and the wattle is smaller than in the male. 
eto 20 * W., 6: B. 973M, 2:24 
The female is larger than the male. 
North Island. 
STURNID. Srarwines. 
Bill, conical, pointed, straight, or slightly cwrved. 
APLONIS. 
Bit, rather short, arched above ; first quill spurious, second nearly as 
long as third and fourth, which are longest ; tail, moderate, even ; tarsi, 
longer than middle toe ; hind toe, long, robust. 
Australia and Pacific Islands. 
