BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. aL 
I do not know on whose authority this species has been added to the 
list of New Zealand birds. 
I have seen no specimens. 
Auckland Islands. 
83. GALLINAGO PUSILLA. Buller. C.M. 
Native Snipe. 
ABOVE, rufous brown, spotted with black and fulvous; below, brownish 
white, spotted on the breast with brown ; a brownish white longitudinal 
line on the top of the head, and a brown line from the nostrils to the 
eye. 
Oe Wey Ag Belch es Las hoe 
Little Barrier Island, and Chatham Islands. 
RALLIDA. 
Bill, rather long, curved at the apex ; wings, moderate, or short, rounded ; 
toes, long ; claws, short. 
Ocypromus. Wagl. 
Bit, rather long and strong, slightly arched ; wings, very short, second- 
aries and coverts, lengthened ; tail, soft; tarsi, strong, shorter than the 
middle toe ; hind toe, short ; wings armed with a spur. 
New Caledonia, Lord Howe’s Island. 
84. OCYDROMUS AUSTRALIS. Sparrm. C.M. 
Wood Hen. Weka. 
YELLOWISH olivaceous, streaked with brownish black ; chin, cheeks, : 
throat and abdomen, grey ; breast, tinged with olivaceous ; quills, black 
banded with bright ferruginous. 
or Ws lo 5 Bt2°o §) 2.5252. 
Egg.—Pinkish white, with reddish and violet marks sparingly distributed 
over the surface ; length, 2°85 ; breadth, 1°65. 
Varies much in color, sometimes olivaceous, sometimes fawn colored. 
Albino varities also occur. 
South Island and Chatham Islands (*) 
