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Kiwis and dog predation: observations in Waitangi State Forest

Notornis, 35 (3), 197-202

M. Taborsky (1988)

Article Type: Paper

A wild dog was found to kill 13 out of 23 kiwis marked with transmitters. The whole population may have lost 500 out of 900 birds, although this estimate may be conservative. The population will probably need 10-20 years and a rigorous protection scheme to recover to previous densities.

The distribution of Buller’s shearwater (Puffinus bulleri) in New Zealand coastal waters and in the Tasman Sea

Notornis, 35 (3), 203-215

J.A.F. Jenkins (1988)

Article Type: Paper

Records gathered since 1960 in the coastal waters of New Zealand and in the Tasman Sea are plotted. They show the September return of Buller’s shearwaters (Puffinus bulleri) from migration; their distribution through the austral summer; and their almost total withdrawal from the region by the end of May. Their present wider distribution is shown, apparently related to the increasing numbers of breeding birds at the Poor Knights Islands.

Osteological differences between Sula and Morus, and a description of an extinct new species of Sula from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Tasman Sea

Notornis, 35 (1), 35-57

G.F. van Tets; C.W. Meredith; P.J. Fullagar; P.M. Davidson (1988)

Article Type: Paper

Osteological differences between boobies, Sula, and gannets, Morus, were found for every major element examined. These differences confirm that Sula and Morus are generically distinct. Sula tasmani n.sp. is described from bones found in aeolian coral sand dunes at Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Tasman Sea. Sula tasmani is larger than extant and known fossil species of Sula, the upper part of its massive bill being more concave laterally.
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