of the Birds of Auckland. 397 



Tui'dus musicus. 



„ merula. 



Sturnus vulgaris ^ , 



"^ \ becoming very numerous. 

 Fringilla ccelebs J 



„ cannahina. 



„ chloris, becoming common. 



Pyranga rubra, bred three times the first year. 



Passer domesticus, getting very numerous. 



Alauda arvensis. 



Two small Finches from Queensland, the names of which are 

 not known to me, are getting common. 



Ortyx calif ornicus. Very numerous in some places. Dr. 

 Finsch apparently quotes me as stating that O. virginianus was 

 common here. There must be some mistake about this, as, to 

 the best of my knowledge, 0. virginianus has never been intro- 

 duced *. 



Phasianus colchicus. Common about Monganui in the north, 

 but does not spread much. Introduced twenty years ago. 



Phasianus torquatus. Abundant from Auckland to Lake 

 Taupo, but not in the forest-land of the north. Originally thir- 

 teen birds were introduced about sixteen years ago. 



Perdix cinerea. 



Turtur risorius. Too tame to inci'ease in a wild state. 



Cygnus olor. 



Chenopis atrata. 



The following birds have also been turned out ; but I am not 

 sure whether they have bred or not. 



Sylvia cinerea (three examples), Erythacus rubecula (two cocks 

 and a hen !), Fringilla carduelis, F. canaria, Emberiza citrinella, 

 Agelaus phceniceus., Sturnella ludoviciana, two species of Quail 

 from Australia and one from Tasmania, Perdix petrosa, Tale- 

 gallus lathami, Phaps chalcoptera, Leucosarcia picata, Cheixalopex 

 cegijptiaca, and Cereopsis novce-hollandice. 



The other birds that I know to be found in the province, but 

 not previously mentioned in these notes; are — 



Athene novte-zelandice. Common. 



* [Capt. Hutton's letter (Ibis, 18(57, pp. 378, 379) is no doubt the au- 

 thority for Dr. Finsch's statement. — .Ed.1 



