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North Island, but I have been unable to obtain any satisfactory 

 proof of this. 



Dr. Sharpe [Zoology of the 5 Erebus ' and ' Terror/ 

 Appendix, p. 25 (1875)] states that in company with 

 Dr. Oustalet he had examined the type of Geryyone igata, 

 which still existed in the Jardin des Plantes, and had come 

 to the conclusion that it was distinct from G. flaviventris. 

 Subsequently, however, when writing the Catalogue of 

 Birds, he appears to have changed his mind, and come to 

 the conclusion that the names were synonymous. 



There can, I think, be no doubt that G. sylvestris, Potts r 

 from Westland, South Island, is synonymous with the present 

 species. As in P. flaviventris, the iris is red. 



Mr. Ogilvie-Grant further pointed out that two species 

 of Acanthidosiita occur in New Zealand and had been 

 united by Sir Walter Buller under the name of A. Moris. 

 Thanks to the specimens sent home by Lord Banfurly, it was 

 now clear that A. chloris (Sparrm.) and A. citrina (Gmel.) 

 were perfectly distinct species, and should be distinguished as 

 follows : — 



Acanthidosiita chloris. 



Sitta chloris Sparrm. Mus. Carls, no. 33, pi. 33 (1787). 

 Acanthisitta chloris, Finsch, Trans. New Zeal. Inst. vii. 

 p. 227 (1875). 



Acanthidosiita chloris Sclater, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiv. 

 p. 451 (1888) [part.]. 



a, b. $ adult. Avondale Station, Marlborough, South I., 



New Zealand (C. G. Teschemaker). Banfurly Coll. 



c-e. <$ adult et <$ pull, (in spirits). Avondale Station, 



Marlborough, South I., New Zealand [C. G. T.). 



Banf urly Coll.* 



The adult male, contrary to what has been generally 



believed, has the forehead and fore part of the crown red 



olive-brown, shading into olive-green on the hinder part of 



* All the specimens in spirits were said to have been collected by 

 Mr. C. G. Teschemaker at Avondale Station ; hut possibly some mistake 

 has been made. 



