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MELlTHREPTIDiE. 
Genus PROSTHEMADERA Gray. 
Prosthemadera Gray, List Gen. Birds, April 1st, 1840, p. 15. Type 
(by original designation): Merops iiovceseelandice Gm. 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae (Gm.). Tui. 
Distr. — New Zealand; Auckland, Chatham, and Kermadec 
Islands. 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae (Gm.). (9-257.) 
Merops novaeseelandiae Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. pt. i. p. 464, 
July 25th, 1788: Queen Charlotte’s Sound, South Island, New 
Zealand. (Fig. Buller, 1st ed. pi. 9, 2nd ed. pi. 10.) 
Merops cincinnatua Latham, Index Orn. vol. i. p. 275, (before Dec. 9th) 1790 : 
new name for above. 
Sturnus c.rispicollis Daudin, Traits d’Orn. vol. ii. p. 314, May 14th, 1800 : 
same locality. 
Mdiphoga noiuthollandia Stephens, in Shaw’s Gen. Zool. vol. xiv. pt. i. p. 259, 
1826 : new name for novaeseelandiae. 
Distr. — New Zealand (South Island). 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae phoebe Kemp. 
Prosthemadera novwseelandice phoebe Kemp, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. 
p. 124, Dec. 24th, 1912 : North Island. 
Distr. —New Zealand (North Island). 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae kwini Kemp. 
Prosthemadera twvceseelandice kwini Kemp, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. 
p. 124, Dec. 24th, 1912 : Auckland Islands. 
Distr. — Auckland Islands. 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae kermadecensis M. & I. 
Prosthemadera novceseelandiai kermadecensis Mathews & Iredale, 
Austral Av. Rec. vol. ii. p. 113, Sept. 24th, 1914: Kermadec 
Islands. 
Distr. — Kermadec Islands. 
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae chathamensis Hartert. 
Prosthemadera novceseelandicc chathamensis Hartert, Nov. Zool. 
vol. xxxiv. p. 204, July 1928: Chatham Islands, off New 
Zealand. 
Distr. — Chatham Islands. 
Genus MANORINA V. 
Manorina Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. nouv. ed. vol. xix. p. 236, 
May 30th, 1&18. Type (by original designation): M. viridis 
Vieillot =Turdus melanophrys Lath. 
