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NEOMORPHA ACUT1ROSTRIS, Gould. 

 Fig. 1. 



Neom. rostro gracili, elongate, arcuato, colore corneo, in plumbeum ad basin transeunte ; carunculis Icete 

 aurantiacis ; corpore toto nigro; caudd large ad apicem alba. 



Long. tot. 16^ unc. ; rostri, 3 J ; aim, — ; caudm, 7 ; tarsi, — . 



Bill long, slender, arched, of a horn colour for three parts of its length from the tip, dark lead colour 

 at the base ; pendent wattles rich orange ; general plumage black ; tail largely tipped with white. 



Neomorpha acutirostris, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837 ; with Gen. Char. 



Habitat. New Zealand. 



NEOMORPHA CRASSIROSTRIS, Gould. 

 Fig. 2. 



Neom. rostro subarcuato, valido, acuto, corneo colore, in plumbeum ad basin transeunte ; corpore nigro; 

 caudd large ad apicem alba. 



Long. tot. Yl\ unc. ; rostri, 1\ ; alee, — ; cauda, 7-J; tarsi, — . 



Bill slightly arched, strong, pointed, of a light horn colour for three parts of its length from the tip, 

 the remainder deep lead colour ; all the plumage black ; tail largely tipped with white. 



Neomorpha acutirostris, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 



Remark. It is to be regretted that the only examples known of both these species are imperfect, 

 wanting the feet and the greater portion of the wings : they form a part of the Zoological Society's 

 collection, and were obtained from the captain of a vessel, who had received them from a native chief 

 in New Zealand. 



Habitat. New Zealand. 



