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ing to 34 genera. Of this latter number, 16, or nearly half x are 

 peculiar ; and there are also 5 peculiar genera of waders and 

 aquatic birds, making 21 in all. Of the remaining genera of 

 land-birds, four are cosmopolite or of very wide range, while the 

 remainder are characteristic of the Australian region. The 

 following is a list of the Australian genera found in New 

 Zealand : Sphenmacus, Gerygone, Orthonyx (Sylviidse) ; Graucalus 

 (Campephagidse) ; Rhipidura (Muscicapidse) ; Anthochwra (Meli- 

 phagidae) ; Zosterops (Dicaeida?) ; Cyanoramphus (Platycercidse) ; 

 Carpophaga (Columbidse) ; Hieracidea (Falconidse) ; Tribonyx 

 (Rallidae). Besides these there are several genera of wide 

 range, as follows : — Anthus (Motacillidse) ; Hirundo (Hirun- 

 dinidse) ; Chrysococcyx, Eadynamis (Cuculidse) ; Halcyon (Alce- 

 dinidae) ; Coturnix (Tetraonidse) ; Circus (Falconidae) ; Athene 

 (Strigidae). 



Most of the above genera are represented by peculiar New 

 Zealand species, but in several cases the species are identical 

 with those of Australia, as in the following : Anthochcera carun- 

 culata, Zosterops lateralis, Hirundo nigricans, and Chrysococcyx 

 lucidus ; also one — Eudynamis taitensis — which is Polynesian. 



We now come to the genera peculiar to New Zealand, which 

 are of especial interest : 



List of Geneea of Birds Peculiar to New Zealand. 



