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A new sandpiper for Samoa

Notornis, 28 (1), 34

T. Teppen; C. Muse; S. Muse (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Foods of the New Zealand kingfisher

Notornis, 28 (2), 140-141

C.F.J. O'Donnell (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Another nankeen night heron

Notornis, 28 (4), 254

R. Lambert (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Tasmanian bird atlas

Notornis, 28 (1), 86

D.H. Brathwaite (1981)

Article Type: Book Review

The distribution and numbers of crested grebe in New Zealand 1980

Notornis, 28 (4), 301-310

P.M. Sagar (1981)

Article Type: Paper

The first national survey of the southern crested grebe Podiceps cristatus australis was carried out in the South Island, New Zealand, from 29 November to 14 December 1980. 170 adults were counted and 20+ more estimated on 28 of the 84 lakes covered during the survey. When other recent records are included, this survey indicates that the New Zealand population of adult crested grebes is about 240-250. The bulk (c. 55%) of the population was in Canterbury, where most birds were concentrated on two groups of lakes. Total numbers were probably greater than those recorded in 1970 but local declines have occurred. Some breeding data are also presented.

The subfossil distribution of extinct New Zealand coots Fulica chathamensis subspp. (Aves: Rallidae)

Notornis, 28 (1), 1-9

P.R. Millener (1981)

Article Type: Paper

The mainland form of the extinct New Zealand coot, Fulica chathamensis prisca (Hamilton), is recorded from 11 North Island and 21 South Island localities. Two published North Island records are shown to be invalid. It is noted that the Chatham Island form, Fulica c. chathamensis (Forbes), has been recorded from 18 named localities on Chatham Island and is also present in many collections for which no more detailed locality record than “Chatham Island (s)” is available.

Specific and sexual differences in body measurements of New Zealand honeyeaters

Notornis, 28 (2), 121-128

J.L. Craig; M.E. Douglas; A.M. Stewart; C.R. Veitch (1981)

Article Type: Paper

Morphometric measurements of the three New Zealand honeyeaters show that stitchbirds and bellbirds are of a similar size and both are markedly smaller than tuis. Males are larger than females in all three species but few measurements appear reliable discriminators of sex. Some implications of these differences are discussed briefly.

Another Arctic tern at the Tarawera River mouth

Notornis, 28 (3), 213-214

P.C.M. Latham (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Notes on the breeding of the black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta tropica) on Bird Island, South Georgia 1973/1974

Notornis, 27 (1), 94-95

D. Turner (1980)

Article Type: Short Note

Notes on the brown creeper (Finschia novaeseelandiae)

Notornis, 27 (2), 129-132

B.J. Gill; M.H. Powlesland; R.G. Powlesland (1980)

Article Type: Paper

Observations are given on vegetable foods of the brown creeper (Finschia novaeseelandiae) and on aspects of breeding. We examined 21 nests in the field and recorded some details of nesting, eggs (colour, clutch-size, proportion of time spent incubating) and nestlings (description of the hatchling, weights and tarsal lengths).

Birds of a feather

Notornis, 27 (3), 307

D.H. Brathwaite (1980)

Article Type: Book Review

Anderson, A. (editor) 1979. NZ Archaeological Association Monograph 11. BAR International Series 62. This book consists of 17 osteological and archaeological papers written and published in honour of Ron Scarlett. The papers are written, in collaboration or individually, by 22 authors, including Scarlett himself, who apparently collaborated in one paper and wrote another on request without knowing where they were to be published.

The morphology, moult and taxonomic status of the black-fronted tern

Notornis, 27 (1), 45-67

C. Lalas; B.D. Heather (1980)

Article Type: Paper

The plumage stages and moult of the black-fronted tern (Sterna albostriata) of New Zealand are described, largely from field observations, and measurements are given. The black-fronted tern is compared with the whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida) with the conclusion that they are not closely related. The characters of S. albostriata are those of Sterna rather than Chlidonias. The possibility of relationship with the Antarctic tern (S. vittata) and the Kerguelen tern (S. virgata) is revived and discussed.

Seasonal and long-term changes in bird numbers at Lake Wainono

Notornis, 27 (1), 21-44

R.J. Pierce (1980)

Article Type: Paper

Monthly bird counts were carried out at Lake Wainono, South Canterbury, from August 1968 to April 1978. Highest numbers of birds were at the lake from January to April because of a post-breeding increase in numbers of 18 common species. Six species reached peak numbers during the winter and only five during spring and early summer. Since 1968 white-faced herons (Ardea novaehollandiae) have declined in numbers, whereas paradise shelducks (Tadorna variegata), spur-winged plovers (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) and black-backed gulls (Larus dominicanus) have increased in numbers.