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1872, p. 243) in order tliat Dr. Buller might avail himself of it in the 

 preparation of his book. The birds sent to Dr. Buller had also my names 

 attached to each. My list was published in 'The Ibis' in July, 1872; and 

 I have a letter from Dr. Buller saying that the Editor had sent him a proof of 

 my paper before the part of his book containing M. traversi was published. 

 I do not think this can be considered as a suggestion to Dr. Buller that he 

 should name this species after Mr. H. Travers." 



[Captain Hutton misquotes me in a very unfair manner. I never said that 

 he had made any " suggestion" to me about naming this bird. The specimen 

 was kindly sent to me by Dr. Hectorj without any restriction, and I might 

 have anticipated Captain Hutton by describing it under any other name. 

 Knowing how the case stood, howevei", I stated (p. 123) that I had "much 

 pleasure in adopting Captain Hutton's proposal" to name the species in honour 

 of the discoverer. At that time no description of the bird had been published ; 

 nor did I receive the proof of Captain Hutton's paper in "The Ibis" till after 

 my account of Miro traversi had been printed off. Part II. of my work, 

 containing this, was published in June j " The Ibis" a month later.] 



"Mtiomoiiia macrocephala. 



" I am still not convinced that this species is identical with M. dieffenhachii. 

 The bright yellow of the breast, which characterizes the latter, is seen in the 

 young before it is fully fledged ; and the difference cannot, therefore, be due 

 to age or to season." 



[Dr. Finsch agrees with me that Miro dieffenhachii is not separable from 

 M. macrocephala.^ 



" GliAUCOPIS CINEREA. 



" Dr. Buller has omitted to notice the habit this bird has of holding its 

 food in its foot when eating. Mr. W. Travers has described this in G. cinerea 

 (Trans. N.Z. Inst., lY., p. 212) ; and I have myself observed it in G. wilsoni. 

 Porphyrio melanotus has the same habit." 



[Captain Hutton and Mr. Travers are quite right about the peculiar 

 feeding habit of this bird. I frequently observed it in my captive specimen of 

 G. wilsoni, but somehow omitted to record it. I have noticed this habit in 

 Porphyrio melanotus (" Birds of New Zealand," p. 186). ] 



" Carpophaga nov^-zealandi^. 



"In 'The Ibis' for July, 1872, p. 246, I described two eggs supposed to 

 belong to this bird, brought by Mr. H. Travers from the Chatham Islands. 

 Mr. Travers has since informed me that he is not sure to what bii-d these esss 

 belong, as he found them on the ground, but supposed them to be those of tlie 

 Pigeon, because in each case a pigeon was sitting in a tree above (!). The 

 colour, however, and small size are sufficient proofs that they cannot belong to 



