. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 640 IMPEXNES. A melanlstic variety of this speciea has heen described and figured under the name of 'Eudyptes atratus [cf. Buller, Birds of New- Zealand, 2nd ed. ii. p. 294,pi. xlvi. fig. 2"(18S8)]. The type was obtained on the Snares, to the south of New Zealand, and is pre- served in the Otago Fig. 1.—Bill of C. 'pachyrhynchus. A second melanistic variety, supposed to belong to the same species, was forwarded to Mr. Walter llothschild by Sir Walter Buller. This bird came from the Macquarie Islands, and is without doubt a black var
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 640 IMPEXNES. A melanlstic variety of this speciea has heen described and figured under the name of 'Eudyptes atratus [cf. Buller, Birds of New- Zealand, 2nd ed. ii. p. 294,pi. xlvi. fig. 2"(18S8)]. The type was obtained on the Snares, to the south of New Zealand, and is pre- served in the Otago Fig. 1.—Bill of C. 'pachyrhynchus. A second melanistic variety, supposed to belong to the same species, was forwarded to Mr. Walter llothschild by Sir Walter Buller. This bird came from the Macquarie Islands, and is without doubt a black variety of C sclilegeli. This is clearly shown by the size and shape of the bill. Bill. Nasal feathers to tip. in. .. 1-82-1-9 1-7 Gape to tip. in. 2-7-2-8 2-55 Exposed culmen. in. 2-3 205 Flipper. Tail. in. 6-9-71 6-9 m. 3-35-3-5 3-6 Middle toe and claw. in. 2-8-2-9 2-6 Hob. New Zealand, Snares Is., Bounty I., and Chatham Islands. a, b. Ad. sk. New Zealand. c. Ad. sk. New Zealand. d. Ad. sk. New Zealand. e. Ad. St. Snares, south of New Zea- land. /. Ad. sk. Snares, Jan. 1895 {B. H. Travels). Hon. W. Rothschild [E.]. Purchased. (Type of the species.) Capt. Stokes [P.]. Countess of Galloway [P.]. Hon. W. Rothschild [E.]. 3. Catarrhactes sclateri. PEudjTites pachyrhynchus, Sutton {nee Gray), Ibis, 18/0, p. 396 [Auckland I.]. Eudyptes sp., Sclater, P. Z. 8. 1888, p. 265. Eudyptes sclateri, Buller, B. N. Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 289 (1888) [Auckland I.]; id. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 82, pi. ix. fig. 1. Adult. Very similar to C. pachyrhynchus, but may be easily distinguished by the following characters :—The sides of the culmini- coru run almost parallel to one another from the nasal opening (see. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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