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T h e ir food usually consists o f in sects and various small
b em e s, such as those o f th e Ripogonum parvijiorum.
Several specimens o f th is b ird were brought by the E x pedition
from New Zealand aud Auckland Island. “
vary much in size.
They
P t il o t is c in c t a .
Meliphaga cinc ta , Dubus, Bu ll. Acad. Sc. B r u x . 1839
p t. 1, p.2 95, p i. ’
P tilo ü s auritus, L a fr . Rev . Zool. 1839, 257. M a a .d e
Zool. \8 iO, Ois. t. U .
Shining black ; back varied with yellow ; lower p a rt of
back greyish y e llow ; lesser wing-coverts bright y e llow ;
greater coverts black, narrowly margined with yellow, a
large spot o f pure white n ea r the middle o f wing and back ;
quills and tail black, margined wdth yellow; lower p a rt of
b reast b rig h t yellow; abdomen brownish white, marked
with darker m th e middle o f ea ch fe ath er; a tuft o f pure
white feathers behind each eye.
L en g th , 7 inches 9 lines ; bill from gape, 9 lines ; wings
4 inches ; tarsi, 1 in ch 2 lines.
Young. Olivaceous black ; wing-coverts black margined
with dull yellow ; some o f th e medial coverts white ; quills
an d tail brownish black, margined wdth dull yellow : under
surface pale brown, washed with duU yellow.
T his remarkable b ird is the Kotihe or Ib i o f the natives.
Specimens were obtained in North Islan d by Mr. P.
E a rl, who remarks th a t when surprised these birds spread
their ear-tufts, an d elevate their tails, which gives them a
strikingly beautiful appearance. T h e ir flight is rapid, and
they feed on berries and larvæ o f insects.
A n t h o r n is m e l a n u r a .
C erthia olivácea, Forst. Descr. A n im . p. 7 9 : et Icon
ined. 62.
Mocking Creeper, L a th . S y st. ii. 735.
Certhia melanura, S p a rr. Mus. Carl. t. 5.
C. sannio, Gmel. Syst. N a t. 471 : L a th . In d . Orn. 735.
Philedon Dumerilii, Less. Voy. de la Coo. Zool. 644,
t. 2 1 , / 2, (young).
Anthomyza cæruleocephala, Swains. Classi/, o f Bird s,
P hiledon sannio, Less. Compì. B u ff. xi. 165.
Olivaceous, with violet reflections on the h e a d ; lower
p a rt o f back and abdomen yellow ; quills and tail glossy
black, slightly margined with yellow.
Youiig. Olivaceous, bene ath greenish yellow; cheeks
with a line o f w hite from the gape ; quills and tail slightly
margined with yellow.
Length, 7 inches 3 lines ; bill from gape, lO lin e s ; wings
3 inches 4 lines ; tarsi, 1 inch 1 line.
“ H a b ita t in utraque insula Novæ Zeelandiæ, iisdem lo-
cis cum Certhia ciucinnata. Suaviter cantillat in sta r Ciir-
rucæ, a t ita variata e t modulata voce, u t omnes silvarum
aves im ite lu r; unde ipsi nomen apud Anglos hæsit ab
iraitatione, (the Mocking Bird). Iisdem pene moribus et
victu ac Certhia cincinnata.” Forster.
F o u n d in Queen Charlotte’s Sound, according to Forster’s
drawings, and is there called He-ghobarra. I t is the
Koho-i-mako, Kohorimako and Korimako o f the natives.
Two specimens o f this bird were brought from the Bay
o f Islands. Two others were also in the collection, marked
from Auckland Islan d : these differ in being somewhat
larg e r in all th eir proportions.
A n t h o r n is m e l a n o c f .p h a l a .
Pla te 2.
Anthornis melanocephala, G. R . Gray, App. to DiefF
Voy. to N ew Zeal. ii. p . 188.
Yellowish olive, with th e base o f the feathers plumbeous •
head steel black, tinged with the same colour on the neck,
breast, and on the upper coverts o f the tail ; wing-coverts
steel-black, deeply margined with yellowish olive; larger
coverts, quills and tail blackish brown, margined with
paler or yellowish olive, the la tte r probably deep black,
margined with steel-black, in the ad u lt
T otal length, l l j in ch e s; bill, 13 lines ; wings 4 | inches
; tarsi, 1^ inch.
T h e specimen was brought by Dr. Dieifenbach from
Chatham Island ; where it was called Muko mako.
Family, C e r t h ia d .e .
Subfamily 1. Sittinie.
A c a n t h i s it t a l o n g ip e s
P la te 3, f. 1.
Motacilla longipes, Forst. Descr. Anim. p . 88, et Icon
ined. 165.
Long-legged Warbler, L ath. S yn . iv. 465.
M. longipes. Gmel. Syst. N a t. 979.
Syl via longipes, L a th . I n d . Orn. ii. 529.
G re en ; forehead brown ; eyebrows, and a spot beneath
each eye w h ite ; throat w h ite ; abdoraeu c in e reo u s; vent
greenish cinereous ; tail an d thighs green.
T otal length, inches ; bill, | of an inch ; legs 1 ioch.
T h is is the E tectee tee pomou of the natives, according
to Forster’s drawing ; from which the figure is taken.
A c a n t h i s it t a c h l o r is .
Sitta chloris, Sparrm. Mus. Carls, p i. 33.
A canthiza tenuirostris, De L a fr . Rev. Zool. 1841, 242.
Acanthisitta tenuirostris, De L a fr . Mag. de Zool. 1842:
Ois. t. 27.
G re e n ; forehead and top o f head tinged with brow n ;
wing-coverts and quills black, margined with green ; between
the coverts and quills a band o f yellow ; gi-ealer coverts
and tertials black, with large broad marks o f greenish
w h ite ; throat, sides of neck, bre ast and eyebrows white,
tinged with brow n ; abdomen white, tinged with yellow;
tail black, tip o f each feather yellowish white.
Length, 3 in c h e s; bill from gape, 7 lin e s ; wing, I inch
9 lin e s ; tarsi, 9 lines.
Female, (Plate 3, f. 2).
Motacilla citrinella, Forst. Descr. Anim. p . 89, et leones
ined. 164.
Citrine Warbler, L a th . S yn . iv. 464.
M. citrina, Gmel. Syst. N a t. 979.
Sylvia citrina, L a th . In d . Orn. ii. 529.
Brownish white, marked with black s tre a k s ; the throat.
bre ast and eyebrows white ; quills brown-black, margined
exteriorly, their base traversed by a band,. - and the tip. s oolf”
the two last tertials, yellow; uvopygiuni, abdomen and tips
of tail-feathers brownish white.
Length, 3 inches 1 line ; bill from gape, 7 lin e s; wings
1 inch 9 lin es; tarsi, 9 lines.
Young male.
S itta puncta ta , Quoy e t Gaim. V o y .d e TAstrol. i. 221,
/. 1 8 ,/. 1.
H e ad varied with black and fulvous ; throat and breast
white, spotted with brown ; th e abdomen brownish white,
tinged with yellow ; back olive; uropygium yellow tinged
with g re e n ; quills black, slightly bordered outwardly w ith
greenish olive; some o f the tertials with broad lines of
white ; tail black, tinged with green, tip o f each feather
brownish white.
Length, 2 inches 10 lin e s ; bill from gape, 5 lin e s ;
wings, 1 inch 9 lines ; tarsi, 9 lines.
The Museum collection contains four specimens o f this
curious little b ird ; two o f which are the young. In this
state th e bill is shorter and thicker than that o f the adult.
Dr. Dieffenbach states this species to be the Piwauwaw of
the natives; while Mr. P. E a rl says, it is called Miru rairu
a t Port Nicholson, an d that it feeds on larvæ o f insects.
Dr. Sparrman gives th e Cape of Good Hope as the habitat
o f his bird, which must be considered a mistake.
Subfamily 2. OrthonyciiKe.
M o h o u a o c h r o c e p h a l a .
Muscicapa chloris, Forst. Descr. A n im . p. 87, et Icon,
ined. 157.
Muse, ochrocephala, Gmel. Syst. N a t. 944 : L a th . In d .
Orn. ii. 479.
Certhia heteroclites, Quoy e t Gaim. Voy de VAstrol.
Zool. i. 223, p i. 17.
Orthonyx icterocephalus, De L a fr . Rev. Zool. 1839.
Orth, heteroclitus, De L a fr. Mag. de Zool. 1840, Ois. t. 8.
Mohoua —, Le.ss. Compì. B u ff. ix. 139.
He ad bright yellow ; back, wing-coverts and tail yellowish
brown; breast and abdomen yellow ; sides and under
tail-coverts yellowish-white, with dashes o f rufous; quills
blackish brown, margined with brownish yellow.
Lengih, 6 in ch e s; b ill from gape, 7 lin e s ; wings, 4
inches 1 line ; tarsi, 1 inch 1 line.
MM. Qnoy and Gaimard tell us that “ Cet oiseau doit
grimper le long des arbres pour y prendre des insectes ;
cependant nous n’avons trouvé dan son estomac que de
petites graines.” T h ey also inform us that the natives of
Tasman’s Bay called this bird tlie Mohoua lioiia ; while
Dr. Dieffenbach says it is the Popokatea o f the natives of
Cook’s Straits.
Family, L u s c in id .®.
Subfamily 1. Malurinæ.
S p h e n oe a c u s p u n c t .a tu s .
Synallaxis punctata, Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de I Astrol. i.
225, t. 1 8 , / . 3.
Blackish brown, broadly margined on each feather with
fulvous ; forehead rufous, with a black streak in tbe middle
of each feather ; wing-coverts, quills and tertials black,
slightly bordered with fulvous; th ro at and breast white,
each feather with a black spot n ea r the tip ; abdomen fulvous,
marked down the shaft o f each feather with brown
b la c k ; tail brown, margined on the sides with fulvous.
Length, 7 in c h e s ; bill from gape, 9 lin e s ; wings 2^
in ch e s; tail, 4 in ch e s; tarsi, 10 lines.
Dr. Dieffenbach says this bird “ lives in th e Typha-
swamps and amongst ferns. Its flight is very sh o rt and
heavy and th a t it is the Mata or Matata o f the natives.
According lo Mr. Percy E a rl, it is the Toetoe of th e n a tives,
and “ low bushes in marshy grounds or flax-swamps
are its usual haunts ; flight very weak, an d never seen
above three feet from the ground. Builds its n est on the
ground, formed of moss and grass, and lays four or live
eggs o f a greenish white, with spots o f a dark colour.”
The collection o f the E x p ed itio n contains specimens.
Subfamily 2. Accentorinx.
G e r y g o n e ig a t a .
Curruca igata, Quoy e t Gaim. Voy. de CAstrol. i. 201,
t. 1, 2 , / 2.
Olivaceous ; eyes surrounded with white ; uropygium
rufous ; under surface white, tinged with yellow, and with
green on the sides of b re a s t; quills brown, slightly margined
with yellowish w h ite ; tail black, with a white luniile
bordered with black on the side.
Length, 3^ inches.
Inhabits Tasman’s Bay, Cook’s Straits ; where it is called
by the natives Igata.
G e r y g o n e f l a v iv e n t r t s .
Pla le 4, f. 1.
Olivaceous above, with the base of the feathers plumbeo
u s; wings brownish black, slightly margined outwardly
with yellow; tail with basa l portion brownish olive and
th e apical p a rt black, with an apical white spot on the inner
web o f each feather, and the outer one b an d e d across
near the tip white ; front, throat and bre ast greyish white,
abdomen white tinged with yellow.
Total length, 4 inches 3 lines ; bill, 6 lines ; wings, 2
inches 3 lin e s; tarsi, 9 lines.
Th e specimen was brought by th e E x pedition from the
Bay o f Islands. The Museum possesses a specimen from
Mr. Percy E a rl’s collection, with which he. informed us,
that it is named “ T ilirip $ n am u ” by the natives o f Waikouaiti,
South Island. I t is always found on low bushes,
feeding on small insects.
G e r y g o n e ? a l b o f r o n t a t a .
Pla te 4, f. 2.
Yellowish brown, with the base o f the feathers dark
plumbeous ; forehead, streak over eyes, th ro at and breast,
w h ite ; abdomen and sides white, tinged with yellow ;
wing-coverts and quills deep brown, margined with yellowish
b row u ; tail with the lateral feathers black, with an
oblique band o f rufous white, th e tips brown ; two middle
feathers nearly o f an uniform brown, ex c ep t a blackish
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