396 Capt. F. W. Hutton on some- 



inches, wing from carj)al joint 8-5 in.^ bill from gape 2 inches, 

 tarsus ]*375 in. 



Spheniscid^ : — Eudyptes pachyrhynchus has been taken in 

 the Bay of Plenty, and in the Bay of Islands. Spheniscus minor 

 breeds in holes, laying two yellowish-white eggs. Length 

 2*1 in., breadth 1*6 in. 



Procellariid^ : — The following members of this family 

 must be added to Dr. Finsch^s list of New-Zealand Birds : — 



Adamastor cinereus (Gmel.). 



Freyetta melanogastra (Gould). 



Procellaria jiereis (Gould) . 



CEsh'elata lessoni (Garnot). 



Pi'ion turtur (Kuhl). 



I am doubtful whether Procellaria (Equinoctialis should be 

 admitted into the list. 



Laridte : — Larus melanorhynchus (Buller, Ibis, 1869, p. 43) 

 is found on Lake Tarawera, in the interior of the island. L. an- 

 tipodum : — Egg brown, blotched all over with darker, oval : 

 length 3 inches, breadth 1*85 in. L. scopulinus: — Egg lighter, 

 almost white, with dark, nearly black spots, ovoid : length 2*4 in., 

 breadth 1-65 in. 



Pelecanid^ : — Sula serrator breeds on a small island near 

 the Great Barrier. Egg dirty white, oval : length 3 inches, 

 breadth 1*85 in. Graculus varius breeds in trees. Egg bluish- 

 white, rough, oval : length 2*4 in., breath 1*5 in. On the sea- 

 coast the commonest Cormorants are G. varius and G. brevi- 

 rostris; and in the Firth of the Thames G. punctatiis. G. 

 carboides and G. melanoleucus are also occasionally found. On 

 the Waikato and inland lakes the commonest are G. carboides 

 and G. brevirostris ; G. melanoleucus and G. varius are also not 

 uncommon. I should call G. varius and G. punctatus sea-birds, 

 and G. carboides and G. melanoleucus freshwater birds, while 

 G. brevirostris belongs equally to both. 



The following birds have been introduced into the province, 

 and, as I know from from personal observation, have bred in a 

 wild state. 



Gymnorhina tibicen. 



