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37. Rhipidura flabellifera, Gml. 



38. ,, fuliginosa, Sparrm. 

 47. Platycercus Novae Zelandiae, Sparrm 



50. ,, auriceps, Kuhl. . 



51. Nestor meridionalis, Gml. 

 58. Chrysococcyx lucidus, Gml. . 



60. Coturnix Novae Zelandiae, Quoy, 



61. Apteryx atfstralis, Shaw 



62. „ Oweni, Gould . 



63. „ Mantelli, Bartl. 

 65. Oharadrius bicinctus 



A. 65. ,, obscurus, Gml. 



B. 65. Anarhynclras frontalis, Qtioy. . 

 71. Haematopus longirostris, "Vieil. 

 75. Botaiirus poicilopterus, Wagl. . 

 78. Himantopus Novae Zelandiae, Gould 



B. 78. ,, melas, Homb. 



87. Ocydromus australis, Sparmm. 



91. Porphyrio melanotus, Temm. 



92. Casarca variegata, Gml. 



93. Anas superciliosa, Gml. 



94. ,, cblorotis, Gray 

 96. Fuligula Novae Zelandiae, Gml 



98. Hymenolaimus melacorhynchus, Gml, 



99. Podiceps rufipectus, Gray 

 100. „ Hectori, Bidler 

 104. Spheniscus minor, Forst. . 



126. Larus Dominicanus, Liclit. 



127. „ scopulinus, Forst. 



129. Sterna caspia, Pall. 



130. ,, longipennis, Nordm. 



131. ,, antarctica r Forst. 

 A. 131. ,, sp. (Sternula nereis), Qy. 



139. Graculus brevirostris, Gould 



142. Dysporus serrator, Banks . 



It may be interesting to persons acquainted with the Oology of Europe, 

 to institute a brief comparison between the eggs of some of our birds, and 

 those of kindred European species ; in some few, considerable contrast in size 

 and shape, may be observed ; whilst amongst others so little difference is to 

 be discerned, that it would be difficult to decide, from transient inspection, of 

 which hemisphere they are native. 



The eggs of Falco Novae Zelandice closely resemble those of F. peregrinus, 

 in size, form, and colour ; so also do those of Circus assimilis bear as striking 

 a likeness to those of C. rufus. The eggs of Halcyon vagans are larger than 

 those of Alcedo ispida, the same may be said of those of Coturnix Novce Zelandice, 

 when compared with those of C. vidgaris. To select the eggs of Hcematopus 

 longirostris, from a number of those of H. Ostralegus, would be difficult ; nor 

 would it be uracil less so to decide whether the Bittern's eggs were European 

 or New Zealand ; the eggs of Himantopus melanopterus strongly resemble 

 those of our Stilts, the same remark will apply to those of Podiceps minor and 

 rufipectus, respectively. With regard to the eggs of P. cristatus, they are 

 smaller than those of P. Hectori. The eggs of Sterna caspia bear a very close 

 resemblance in both hemispheres. The similarity between the eggs of Sterna 



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