520 Mr. J. C. McLean on some 
(Dracophyllum urvilleanum) often not more than five feet 
high. 
Thus there was the greatest variety in the vegetation, and 
as many of the trees, such as the Tawari and the Nei nei, 
were local, so too were seme of the birds. 
On July 15th an unprecedented fall of three feet of snow 
occurred over the whole of this high country, doing great 
damage to the standing bush and causing, when it melted, 
an exceptional flood in the lower open country. Light snow 
frequently fell during the winter, and the average rainfall was 
much above that of the lower country. 
The writer entered the bush on April 19th and, with little 
intermission, resided there until October 14th ; camping for 
the first five months on the birch-ridge and afterwards in the 
Tawa country, but continually supervising the whole. 
The few birds shot for identification were preserved and 
their soft parts carefully noted, but some kinds were not 
interfered with. 
The following is a list of the species observed, with some of 
the notes made at the time. 
1. CaRPOPHAGA NOVE-ZEALANDI&. 
Carpophaga nove-zealandie Buller, B. New Zeal. 1. pts. iv.-— 
vi. p. 229, pl. xi. (1888). 
No. 127. gad. Maungahanmia, 3000 ft., May 16th, 1906. 
Total length, in flesh, 22 inches. Iris brownish red. Tip of 
upper mandible black. Central portion of upper mandible 
clear yellowish horn-coloured, shading into dull crimson on 
the nostrils and base. Lower mandible yellowish horn- 
coloured at the tip, shading into dull crimson at base. Tarsus 
(lower third), front scales magenta or dull lake; hind scales 
dirty yellow. Feet, upper scales dull lake; lower (inside) 
dirty yellow. Claws black. A narrow line of small dull lake 
scales runs on each side of the front scales of the tarsus and 
foot and quickly blends in colour with the yellow behind. 
Many other specimens examined varied but little. in the 
coloration of the soft parts. 
These Pigeons were fairly common in the tawa-bush in 
