Finsch. — On Neio Zealand Ornithology, 231 



New Zealand, where it is generally rare, does not at all prove that the white 

 bird must be a different species as Dr. Buller maintains. I have had ample 

 opportunity of observing that in A. sacra the white variety is accidental as in 

 the African A. gularis, Bosc, or in the American A. comlea, L., for dark and 

 white ones breed together (vide Finsch, Jour. f. Orn. 1870, p. 136). 



No. 66, p. 173. Instead of Limosa uropygialis, Gould, Gray's name of 

 novce-zealandice must stand in accordance with the rule of priority. L. baueri, 

 Naum., used by Dr. Buller, is only a manuscript name without description, 

 and has no claims to stand. 



Himantopas sjncatus, Potts, Trans. V., p. 198. 



Although I have not seen the type, I consider this new species based upon 

 a single specimen to be nothing else than II. novw-zecdandice in changed 

 plumage. 



No. 70, p. 1 74. Tringa canulus, L. 



A New Zealand specimen kindly sent me by Dr. Hector agrees very well 

 with European ones, and does not belong to Crassirostris as suggested by me 

 (Trans. T., p. 209). 



No. 71, p. 174. Gallinago auchlandica, Gray. 



I have examined a pair from the Chatham Islands forwarded by Dr. 

 Hector, Dr. Buller declares his G. pusilla to be the same. 



No. 73, p. 174. Ocydromus troglodytes, Gml. 



To this species belongs 0. austrcdis, Buller, Hist. Birds N. Z., p. 170, 

 (e jig. opt) 



Ocydromus hectori, Hutton, Jour. fur. Orn. 1873, p. 329. 

 This I consider to be a good species after having compared a typical 

 specimen kindly lent me through the Colonial Museum at Wellington. 



No. 74, p. 178. Ocydromus australis, Sparrm. ; Hutt., Jour. f. Orn., 1873, 

 p. 399; Finsch,^., p. 402. 



This is 0. earli, Buller, Hist. B. N. Z., p. 165 (e Jig. opt.) 



No. 75, p. 179. Ocydromus earli (? Gray) : Hutt, Jour, fur Orn. 1873, 

 p. 401 ; Finsch, ib., p. 404. 



Dr. Buller, in his great work, unfortunately does not mention the typical 

 specimen of O. earli. Gray, and not having compared it myself, I am unable 

 to make out whether the true earli is indeed the bright cinnamon-red bird as 

 Captain Hutton and I believe, or whether it is the same as 0. australis figured 

 under the name of earli by Dr. Buller. 



No. 76, p. 180. Ocydromus fuscus, Du Bus. 



I did not compare the type of Du Bus, as Dr. Buller seems to think, but 

 only the figure, which in many respects differs from the description. 



