INTRODUCED BIRDS. ays 
wings and tail, black, with white spots ; below, yellowish white ; lower 
tail coverts, yellow. 
lise Sole OW oo2'de 3 Bo 4s TG, 
Hgg.-—White ; length, ‘6 ; breadth, ‘5. 
Canterbury and Nelson. From Victoria. 
CORVIDZ. 
For characters, see ante, p. 16. 
7. GYMNORHINA TIBICEN. Lath. 
Australian Magpie. 
Buack, with the back of the neck, wing coverts, over the tail, and base 
of the tail feathers, white. 
Hie NVie as en 
Ligg.—Pale green, or blue, spotted with reddish or purplish brown ; 
Ot 
length, 1:5; breadth, 1:2 ; variable in size and color. 
All the Provinces. From Australia. 
8. CORVUS FRUGILEGUS. L. 
Rook. 
BuveE black ; in the old birds the skin round the bill is naked. 
og Wig er hoes: Bad La, 
Ligg.—Greenish blue, dotted with greyish brown; length, 1:8; 
breadth, 1:25. 
Auckland, Nelson ; two only at the latter place. From England. 
9. CORVUS MONEDULA. L. 
Jackdaw. 
GreyisH black ; fore part of the head, glossed with blue; hind neck, 
light grey. 
eet VE LO Ce TS: 
igg.—Pale bluish white, thickly dotted with dark brown ; length, 1:4 ; 
breadth, 1. 
Canterbury. From England. 
STURNIDA. 
Lor characters, see ante, p. 16. 
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