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Food of the Cape pigeon (Daption capense) from Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica

Notornis, 33 (3), 151-154

K. Green (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Regurgitated food was collected from 73 Cape pigeons nesting on coastal islands of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Fish and euphausiids were the main food items, totalling more than 99% of the food by weight. The main euphausiid was Euphausia superba.

OBITUARY – Helen Oliver, 1904-1985

Notornis, 33 (1), 68

J.M. Cunningham (1986)

Article Type: Obituary

Red-necked phalarope at Mangere, Manukau Harbour

Notornis, 33 (3), 191-192

J.A.F. Jenkins; T.G. Lovegrove; R.B. Sibson (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Asiatic black-tailed godwit harried by bar-tailed godwits

Notornis, 33 (4), 257

J. Dowding; G. Arnold (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

A case of co-operative rearing in wekas

Notornis, 33 (1), 51-52

A.J. Beauchamp (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Volume 33 (1), March 1986, cover and contents

Notornis, 33 (1),

(1986)

Article Type: Index

South Polar skua breeding colonies in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica

Notornis, 33 (3), 155-163

D.G. Ainley; S.H. Morrell; R.C. Wood (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Using ground and aerial surveys between 1980 and 1983, we increased the number of known breeding sites of the South Polar skua in the Ross Sea region from 21 to 55. Some 20 more sites may occur along parts of the coast which we did not survey, especially between Cape Adare and Cape Jones. We estimate that the Ross Sea region has about 15000 skuas. Up to 20% of breeders do not nest in association with penguins. Since the late 1950s, several colonies have increased, while others have decreased. Some colony changes have apparently been due to human activity. Information on banded birds indicates a low rate of exchange between colonies; some movement may be related to more food being available at refuse dumps at scientific bases.

A common tern in the Bay of Plenty

Notornis, 33 (2), 69-76

P.C.M. Latham (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Black-fronted tern breeding at high altitude

Notornis, 33 (3), 193-194

P. Child (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Petrels off Ninety Mile Beach

Notornis, 33 (4), 258

G. Watola (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

OSNZ Nest Record Scheme instructions

Notornis, 33 (1), 53-57

H.A. Robertson (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Volume 33 (2), June 1986, cover and contents

Notornis, 33 (2),

(1986)

Article Type: Index

The syrinx of the pukeko

Notornis, 33 (3), 164-165

B.K. Clapperton (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Adélie penguin rookeries at Coulman Island, western Ross Sea, Antarctica

Notornis, 32 (2), 101-107

R.H. Taylor; P.R. Wilson (1985)

Article Type: Paper

Three rookeries of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) at Coulman Island, Antarctica, were last reported in 1964. Their size was then only roughly estimated and their positions were incorrectly mapped. They were relocated and photographed during aerial photographic surveys of Ross Sea penguin breeding areas on 6 December 1981, 29 November 1982 and 2 December 1983. This paper reports the correct position of each colony, together with detailed description and photograph and an accurate count of occupied nests. Numbers of breeding pairs in 1983 were assessed as Northern Rookery 2,157, Middle Rookery 3,989, Southern Rookery 22,743.