MELIPHAGINiE. 



emarginated in the middle of the inner webs ; and the Tail long, broad, and rounded on the 

 sides. 



The type of this genus is found in New Zealand and the Auckland Islands. It is an imitative, restless, and pugnacious 

 bird, and sings sweetly with a whistling note. Its flight is heavy and noisy, and it builds its nest in shrubs, of twigs 

 and moss ; and usually deposits four eggs. 



P. novcB zealandia (Gmel.) Strickl. — Merops cincinnata Lath. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 92. ; Sturnus crispicollis Baud. Foist. Descr. 

 Anim. p. 78. et Icon. ined. 6\. 



Anthornis.* 



This differs from the three preceding genera only by the form of the Wing ; which is moderate, 

 with the first quill short and pointed ; the second shorter than the third, acutely pointed in the male, 

 and emarginated and narrowing into a long point in the female ; the third rather shorter than the fourth, 

 fifth, and sixth, which are equal, longest, and rounded at the ends. 



The species of this genus are peculiar to New Zealand and the Chatham Islands. 



1. A. melanura (Sparrm.) Mus. Carls, t. 5. — Certhia sannio 

 Gmel. ; C. olivacea Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 79- et Icon. ined. 62. ; 

 Philedon Dunierilii Less. Voy. de la Coqu. Ois. t. 21 . f. 2., Vieill. 

 Ois. dor. t. 64. ; Anthomyza csruleocephala Swains. 



2. A. melanocephala G. R. Gray, App. to Dieft'. Trav. in New 

 Zeal. ii. p. 188., Voy. Ereb. & Terr. Birds, pi. 2. 



POGONORNIS. 



Bill moderate, very slender, and much compressed on the sides, with the culmen and lateral margins 

 gradually curved to the tip, which is strongly emarginated ; the gonys long and curved ; and the gape 

 furnished with lengthened slender bristles ; the nostrils basal, large, and placed in a large groove, with 

 the opening linear, oblique, and covered by a membranous scale. Wings moderate, with the fourth 

 quill the longest. Tail moderate and emarginated. Tarsi long and robust, and covered in front with 

 transverse scales. Toes long, with the outer longer than the inner, and united at its base ; the hind toe 

 long and strong : the claws long, compressed, and acute. 



This type is peculiar to New Zealand. Its flight is rapid ; and, if surprised, it elevates its ear tufts, and spreads 

 its tail, which gives it a singular appearance. Its food consists of berries and the larva? of insects. 



P. cincta (Dubus) Bull. Acad. Sc. Brux. 18S9- p. 295. t. — Ptilotis auritus Lafr. Mag. de Zool. 1840. Ois. t. 11. 



* This genus was originally established by Mr. Swainson, in 1837, under the name of Anthomyza ; which name, having been previously 

 used, was in 1 840 changed by me to the above. 



