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No. 30, p. 112. Myioscopus longipes, Less. 



A careful examination of the types brought home by the French expedition 

 will be necessary to make out the true Muscicapa longipes, Lesson. Turdus 

 australis, Sparrm. ( = T. albi/rons var. b, Gml.), will probably turn out to be 

 the northern species, which I have not yet had the pleasure of examining. 



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Dr. Buller had no right to expunge this species from the list of New 

 Zealand Birds, as there is no reason to doubt the statement of the French 



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travellers that they procured their type near Tasman Bay. Notwithstanding 



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in the Vova^e of the Astrolabe, I should not wonder if the true igata turned 

 out to be that species, but this can only be settled by comparing the type. 



No. 34, p. 162. Gerygone albofrontata, Gray. 



Of this remarkable species I received a specimen for comparison by the 

 kind assistance of Dr. Hector, from the Colonial Museum in Wellington. 



Gerygone sylvestris, Potts, Trans. N. Z. Inst. V., p. 17G. 

 This is certainly not identical with the foregoing species, as Dr. Buller 

 expresses his belief, but seems to be a good species . 



No. 37, p. 163. Myiomoira macrocephala, Gml. 



Havin"- again examined a large series of this species, amongst them 

 typical specimens of M. dieffenbachil, Hutt., and one from the Chatham 

 Islands, I feel quite sure that dieffeabachii cannot be separated specifically, as 

 there exist all phases in the amount of bright orange on the breast. Captain 

 Hutton is certainly wrong in referring the orange-breasted specimens to 

 M. dieffenbachii, as these just form the true macrocephala. 

 in the North Island as I wrongly noticed. 



No. 38, p. 164. Myiomoira toitoi, Less. 



This North Island species I got for examination through the Colonial 



Museum at "Wellington. 



Myiomoira traversi, Hutt. 



This is an excellent species, forwarded to me through the kindness of Dr. 

 Hector but not congeneric with Myiomoira (Miro) longipes as Dr. Buller 



thinks. 



No. 39, p. 164. Rhipidura jiabellifera, Gml. 



Dr. Hector kindly lent me a specimen from the Chatham Islands which 

 agrees very well with those from New Zealand 



It does not occur 



