74 CRITICAL NOTES. 
Bay of Islands and Dusky Bay as localities for this species. There can, 
I think, be no doubt but that the North Island bird is the true longipes, 
especially as Dr. Finsch has lately identified a specimen from the South 
Island with albifrons. 
37. RHIPIDURA MOTACILLOIDES. 
Mr. Buller informs me that he obtained the skin of this bird in 
Auckland, but that he is doubtful as to its true locality. The late 
Mr. W. Swainson also told him that he thought he had seen the bird at 
the Hutt, near Wellington, and considered it distinct from his laticauda. 
The specimen answers well to the description of motacilloides by Vigors 
and Horsfield in the “ Linn. Trans.,” vol. 15, p. 248, but it is rather 
larger. On the other hand, it is about the same size as Leucocirca 
laticauda, Swains. (“ Nat. Lib.” vol. 10, p. 130), but wants the white 
spots on the wing coverts, and has the throat varied with white. 
Mr. Gould’s description of motacilloides agrees with laticauda, but he 
gives no dimensions. Probably our specimen is a young bird killed in 
Australia, and has no right to be included among the New Zealand 
birds, but I have thought it better to add a description, in case it should 
be again met with. 
39, RHIPIDURA TRISTIS. 
T have seen no description of this bird, but, as we only know of one 
species of black Fantail in New Zealand, I have called it éristis, on the 
authority of Dr. Finsch. The white spot over the eye is occasionally 
absent. Can this be the winter plumage ? 
40. COLLURICINCLA CONCINNA. 
The only known specimen of this bird was shot at Motueka, and the 
skin is now in the Nelson Museum. There can be no doubt as to the 
locality, for Mr. Huddleston informs me that he saw the bird in the 
flesh, and knows the tree upon which it was shot. In general coloration 
it bears a great resemblance to Lanius excubitor. I will here mention 
that a specimen of Brachyurus strepitans Temm. is in the Nelson 
Museum, and was labelled as coming from Suburban North, Nelson ; 
but as Mr. Natrass, the Curator, informed me that he knew nothing 
about it, and that it was in the Museum before he came there, I suspect 
that the skin came from Australia, and I have not, therefore, included it 
in my catalogue. 
