Genus— H YPOLEUCUS. 
Hypoleucus Eeichenbach, Nat. Syst. Vogel, p. vii, 
1852 . . . . . . . . . . . . Type H. varius. 
Leucocarbo Bonaparte, Consp. Gen. Av., Vol. II., 
p. 176, 1856 . . . . . . . . . . Type H. hougainvillii. 
Medium to large Plialacrocoracine birds with long slender bills, long wings, 
short tails composed of twelve feathers. 
These birds approach species of Phalacrocorax closely, from which they 
differ in the number of the tail-feathers. 
The tail is less than half the wing-length and more than twice the length 
of the metatarsus, which is generally exceeded by the culmen-chord. 
This genus is Antarctic in distribution and is composed of birds of bright 
coloration, usually white underneath and often with facial ornaments of 
fleshy caruncles. 
The type of Hypoleucus is as stated above, H. varius (Gmelin), not as 
given in the Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. XXVI., 
p. 331, 1898, P. hypoleucus. 
This is mentioned, as when Iredale and I used this with other Phalacro- 
coracine genera in the Ibis 1913, pp. 411-416, an amusing letter from the 
pen of our friend Dr. H. 0. Forbes appeared in the Ibis 1914, pp. 167-168, 
commenting in this manner : “ Why is the type of Stictocarbo now 
re-designated punctatus, instead of gaimardi ? Surely if the type falls for 
any reason, the genus falls with it ? ” As it was obvious that the writer 
was unacquainted with modern systematic work personal remonstrance only 
was made and the erroneous statements made in the letter pointed out. 
Dr. Forbes’ excuse was that he accepted the types given in the Catalogue 
of' the Birds in the British Museum as correct and infallible, which^ of 
course, they are not. 
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