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Some foods of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)

Notornis, 22 (1), 27-36

M.J. Imber; R. Russ (1975)

Article Type: Paper

Regurgitations or stomach contents of 7 wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) from the New Zealand region (5 from the Auckland Islands, 50°S, where there is the largest known breeding colony of the species) show that Cephalopoda and fish, in that order, are the main foods. No others were detected. Nearly all the prey are partly or wholly mesopelagic but some are known to migrate towards the surface at night. Hence, this albatross feeds at night. Over 80% of the Cephalopoda were bioluminescent. Though squids of the family Onychoteuthidae, because of their large size, seem most important in the diet, those of the Histioteuthidae were by far the commonest prey.

Corrigenda

Notornis, 22 (1), 91-91

Editor (1975)

Article Type: Correction

Nesting of kokako (Callaeas cinerea wilsoni) at Te Rauamoa

Notornis, 22 (4), 283-290

Hamilton Junior Naturalists' Club (1975)

Article Type: Paper

This nesting record covers the period from nest building to hatching so is fortunately complementary to the record of hatching to fledging at Moumoukai, in the Hunua Ranges (McKenzie 1951) and to a further record there of building to hatching (St. Paul 1963), thus giving a reasonably full account of breeding.

Nest of marsh crake

Notornis, 22 (2), 178-180

M.L. Barlow; R.R. Sutton (1975)

Article Type: Short Note

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