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NEW^ GENERA AND SPECIES. 

 AusTROTis, gen. nov. 

 Differs from Choriotis (type C. arabs) in its shorter, 

 broader bill ; probably we have here a case of conver- 

 gence, as the nostrils in Choriotis are placed at some 

 distance from the base of the culmen, while in Austrotis 

 they are very near the base ; the tarsus is more than 

 three times the length of the middle toe in Choriotis, 

 whereas in Austrotis it is less ; the wing-formulae in the 

 two genera are different ; in Choriotis the third, fourth, 

 and fifth primaries are sub-equal and longest ; the fifth 

 primary in Austrotis is longest, the sixth being equal 

 to the fourth and longer than the third. 

 Type, Otis australis Gray. 



Neonectris, gen. nov. 



Differs from Thyellodroma (type Puffinus chlororhynchus) 

 in its romided tail, which is less than one-third the length 

 of the wing ; in Thyellodroma the tail is wedged-shaped, 

 and is about half the length of the wing ; the culmen 

 is less than three-fourths the length of the metatarsus 

 in Neonectris, w^hereas in Thyellodror)ia it is more ; the 

 biU is slender and puffinoid and unlike that of " Puffinus " 

 carneipes Gould. 



Tjpe, Puffinus hrevicaudus Gould. 



Kempiella, gen. nov. 



Differs from Tregellasia Mathews in having the rictal 

 bristles much less developed, very small legs and feet, 

 and in having the first primary smaller in proportion, 

 that is less than half the length of the second. In 

 Tregellasia the first primary is longer than hah the 

 second. 



Type, K. kempi Mathews. 



685a. Kempiella kempi, sp. n. 



Yellow-breasted Robin. 

 General colour above green, including the wing-coverts 

 and rump ; head grey ; primaries greyish-browTi, on the 



