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  Transactions. 
  — 
  Zoology. 
  

  

  BIEDS. 
  

  

  Anthornis 
  melanura, 
  Sparrm. 
  

  

  A 
  single 
  male 
  in 
  dividual 
  from 
  the 
  Auckland 
  Islands, 
  whicli 
  in 
  colour 
  

   quite 
  resembles 
  specimens 
  from 
  New 
  Zealand. 
  The 
  following 
  are 
  its 
  

   dimensions 
  in 
  inches: 
  — 
  Length 
  8-5, 
  wing 
  3-6, 
  tail 
  3-5, 
  culmen 
  -57, 
  tarsus 
  

   1-3, 
  outer 
  toe 
  (without 
  claw) 
  -55, 
  middle 
  toe 
  -7, 
  inner 
  toe 
  -45, 
  hind 
  toe 
  -47. 
  

  

  Phalacrocorax 
  viagellanicus, 
  Gml. 
  

  

  Head, 
  neck, 
  back, 
  rump, 
  thighs 
  and 
  upper 
  tail-coverts 
  blue-black; 
  

   shoulders, 
  scapulars 
  and 
  wing-coverts 
  green-black, 
  except 
  a 
  very 
  narrow 
  

   bar 
  of 
  white 
  formed 
  by 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  wing-coverts; 
  chin, 
  throat, 
  and 
  

   whole 
  under 
  surface 
  of 
  body, 
  except 
  the 
  neck, 
  white, 
  wings 
  and 
  tail 
  

   brownish-black. 
  Head 
  crested, 
  a 
  few 
  linear 
  white 
  feathers 
  above 
  the 
  eye 
  

   and 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  neck. 
  Irides 
  brown. 
  Skin 
  in 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  

   eyes 
  dark 
  blue, 
  the 
  minute 
  papilla 
  crimson, 
  sparingly 
  clothed 
  with 
  small 
  

   feathers. 
  Bill 
  dark 
  brown 
  passing 
  into 
  orange 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  both 
  man- 
  

   dibles, 
  gular 
  skin 
  bright 
  orange. 
  Legs 
  and 
  feet 
  flesh-colour, 
  with 
  the 
  soles 
  

   and 
  the 
  joints 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  surface 
  black; 
  webs 
  flesh-colour 
  shading 
  into 
  

   black 
  towards 
  the 
  margin, 
  A 
  narrow 
  strip 
  of 
  white 
  feathers 
  runs 
  along 
  the 
  

   centre 
  of 
  the 
  chin 
  pouch. 
  

  

  Immature. 
  — 
  The 
  whole 
  of 
  the 
  upper 
  surface, 
  neck, 
  wings 
  and 
  tail 
  dark 
  

   brown, 
  in 
  places 
  glossed 
  with 
  greenish, 
  no 
  white 
  alar 
  bar; 
  chin, 
  throat 
  and 
  

   belly 
  white. 
  Skin 
  before 
  the 
  eye 
  dull 
  orange 
  with 
  crimson 
  spots; 
  bill 
  

   brown 
  passing 
  into 
  orange 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mandibles, 
  gular 
  pouch 
  

   orange. 
  Feet 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  adult, 
  but 
  not 
  so 
  pink. 
  

  

  Length 
  28 
  inches, 
  extent 
  39, 
  wing 
  lO'S, 
  tail 
  6, 
  culmen 
  2-2, 
  bill 
  to 
  gape 
  

   3-1, 
  depth 
  at 
  nostrils 
  -^2, 
  breadth 
  '43, 
  tarsus 
  2-4; 
  outer 
  toe 
  (without 
  claw) 
  

   3'8, 
  middle 
  toe 
  2-85, 
  inner 
  toe 
  1-85, 
  hind 
  toe 
  1-25. 
  

  

  Two 
  individuals, 
  both 
  females, 
  from 
  Campbell 
  Island. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  is 
  allied 
  to 
  P. 
  carunculatus, 
  but 
  is 
  at 
  once 
  recognised 
  by 
  its 
  

   black 
  neck. 
  The 
  white 
  alar 
  band 
  is 
  also 
  much 
  smaller. 
  

  

  Stercorarius 
  antarcticus, 
  Lesson. 
  

  

  A 
  single 
  female 
  from 
  Campbell 
  Island. 
  

  

  Lams 
  dominicanus, 
  Licht. 
  

  

  A 
  young 
  female 
  from 
  Campbell 
  Island. 
  

  

  Lafus 
  scopulinus, 
  Forster. 
  

  

  Three 
  specimens 
  from 
  the 
  Auckland 
  Islands 
  and 
  three 
  from 
  Campbell 
  

   Island. 
  

  

  Five 
  of 
  these 
  birds 
  are 
  adult 
  (four 
  males 
  and 
  one 
  female) 
  and 
  all 
  have 
  

   the 
  breast 
  beautifully 
  tinged 
  with 
  rose 
  colour, 
  as 
  is 
  often 
  the 
  case 
  with 
  

   Sterna 
  frontalisi 
  I 
  have 
  never 
  seen 
  this 
  colouring 
  in 
  the 
  New 
  Zealand 
  

   .gulls. 
  

  

  