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Capt. F. W. Hutton on certain 
the new species, and pick out a set of the novelties to send 
to Dr. Buller. This I did, and described this bird as Petroica 
traversi ; and, with Dr. Hectors consent, the list was sent for 
publication in f The Ibis' (Ibis, 1872, p. 243) in order that 
Dr. Buller might avail himself of it in the preparation of his 
book. The birds sent to Dr. Buller had also my names at- 
tached to each. My list was published in f The Ibis' in July 
1872; and I have a letter from Dr. Buller saying that the 
Editor had sent him a proof of my paper before the part of 
his book containing M. traversi was published. I do not 
think this can be considered as a suggestion to Dr. Buller that 
he should name this species after Mr. H. Travers. 
Myiomoira macrocephala. 
I am still not convinced that this species is identical with 
M . dieffenbachiL The bright yellow of the breast which 
characterizes the latter is seen in the young before it is fully 
fledged; and the difference cannot, therefore, be due to age 
or to season. 
ANTHUS NOViE-ZEALANDLE 
is not gregarious during the summer, disappearing on the 
approach of winter, but, like other Anthi , congregates in the 
autumn, after the breeding-season is over, and disperses to 
breed in the spring. 
Glaucopis cinerea. 
Dr. Buller has omitted to notice the habit this bird has of 
holding its food in its foot when eating. Mr. W. Travers has 
described this in G. cinerea (Trans. N. Z. Inst. iv. p. 212); 
and I have myself observed it in G. wilsoni. Porphyrio mela - 
notus has the same habit. 
CaRPOPHAGA NOVE-ZEALANDIE. 
In f The Ibis' for July 1872, p. 246, I described two eggs 
supposed to belong to this bird, brought by Mr. H. Travers 
from the Chatham Islands. Mr. Travers has since informed 
me that he is not sure to what bird these eggs belong, as he 
found them on the ground, but supposed them to be those of 
the Pigeon, because in each case a Pigeon was sitting in a tree 
