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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. alhifrons var. h, Gml.), will probably turn out to be 

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



No. 32, p. 161. Gerygone flaviventris, Gray. 



My friend Dr. von Pelzeln, with his usual kindness, sent me the type of 

 his 6^. auchlandica (Novara-Keise, 1865, p. Q6) for comparison, and I have 

 not the slightest doubt but that it is the young of G. flaviventris. 



No. 33, p. 162. Gerygone igata, Quoy. 



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 

 travellers that they procured their type near Tasman Bay. Notwithstanding 

 certain differences between G. flaviventris and the description and figure 

 in the Voyage 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 alhofrontata, 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. Y., p. 176. 

 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. 



Having again examined a large series of this species, amongst them 

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

 Islands, I feel quite sure that dieffenhacJiii 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. dieffenhachii, as these just form the true macrocephala. It does not occur 

 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 flahellifera, Gml. 



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

 agrees very well with those from New Zealand. 



