124 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. I 



NEW SUBSPECIES OF NEW ZEALAND BIRDS. 

 By Robin Kemp. 



BOWDLERIA PUNCTATA VEALE^E, Subsp. n. 



Differs from B. p. punctata in its brown (not fulvous) 

 upper coloration, its chestnut-coloured crown, the ground- 

 colour of its under-parts being grey (not ochraceous), its 

 flanks brown (not fulvous), the shafts of its tail-feathers 

 being black (not brown), and its uniformly smaller size. 

 Wing 59 mm. 



Type, Umawera, Hokianga, North Island. In my 

 possession. 



This is the bird commonly known as B. punctata, 

 which name, in the form B. p. punctata, must be used for 

 the bird now known as B. fulva Gray. Synallaxis 

 punctata was described by Quoy et Gaimard (Voy. de 

 "l'Astrol," ZooL, Vol. I., p. 255, 1830) from Tasman 

 Bay, South Island. This is undoubtedly the bird later 

 described by Gray (Ibis, 1862) as 8. fulvus, of which the 

 J type-locality was unknown, and I therefore designate as 

 the type-locality of 8. fulvus Gray : Tasman Bay, South 

 Island. 



PROSTHEMADERA NOV^E-SEELANDIiE PHOEBE, Subsp. n. 



Differs from P. n. novm-seelandim in its darker colora- 

 tion throughout ; the metallic colour of the head a deeper 

 green, the back darker, the metallic blue of the breast a 

 deeper shade, and the abdomen-coloration much darker, 

 almost black. Wing 150 mm. 



Type, Umawera, Hokianga, North Island. In my 

 possession. 



PROSTHEMADERA NOViE-SEELANDI^E KWINI, Subsp. n. 



Differs from P. n. novm-seelandioe, in its smaller size, 

 deeper blue coloration on the head and smaller, less con- 

 spicuous white throat-frills. Wing 142 mm. 



Type, Auckland Islands. 



