1878.] 



MR. H. SAUNDERS ON THE LARINJE. 



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Although very close to L. scopulinus of New Zealand, I think 

 this species may fairly be distinguished by its larger size throughout, 

 and by the greater amount of white mirror in the pattern of the 

 three outer primaries. In old birds of L. novce-hollandice there is 

 always a mirror on the third primary as well as on the first and 

 second ; in a large series of L. scopulinus I have never found this. 

 The amount of white is also greater in the Australian bird, and the 

 shape of the mirror is different, as is shown in the accompanying 

 fignres. L. corallinus of Bonaparte has been supposed to be L. macu- 

 lipennis, Licht., on the strength of the assertion in the Conspect. Av. 

 that the type was obtained in Brazil by Castelnau. I have examined 

 th e typ e > which bears no indication of locality, nor do I for a moment 



Fig. 3. 



1. 2. 3. 



Three outer primaries of L. novce-hollcmdw, old. 



believe that it ever was killed in Brazil ; it is, however, of this species, 

 and a large-billed example. 



To make matters plainer, I have had figures prepared of the three 

 outer primaries in three different specimens of this species. In 

 fig. 1 (p. 185) is given the pattern in a young bird, taken from a 

 drawing by Dr. O. Finsch of the type of Gavia pomarre of Bruch, 

 1853 (but not his G. pomare of 1855, which latter =L. bulleri), in 

 the Mainz Museum. Fig. 2 (p. 186) represents the primaries of 

 Bruch's G. andersonii, from the same source. Fig. 3 (p. 187) 



