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Notornis Vol 13 (2), June 1966

Notornis, 13 (2), 71-124

(1966)

Article Type: Notornis Full Journal Issue

A starling roost in Kaipara Harbour

Notornis, 13 (4), 220-220

F. Hudson (1966)

Article Type: Short Note

Royal spoonbill at Matata Lagoon, Bay of Plenty

Notornis, 13 (3), 132-132

W.J. Broun; M.J.S. Black (1966)

Article Type: Short Note

Items of special interest from the 14th annual report on banding

Notornis, 13 (4), 218-218

R.B. Sibson (1966)

Article Type: Article

Items of special interest from the 13th annual report of the New Zealand Bird Banding Scheme

Notornis, 13 (1), 64-64

R.B. Sibson (1966)

Article Type: Article

Another New Zealand record of the glossy ibis

Notornis, 13 (3), 169-169

R.J. Scarlett (1966)

Article Type: Short Note

A flock of southern skuas reported

Notornis, 13 (4), 221-221

G. Hamel (1966)

Article Type: Short Note

Food habits of pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus Temminck)

Notornis, 13 (3), 133-141

A.L.K. Carroll (1966)

Article Type: Paper

An examination was made of the contents of 298 pukeko gizzards collected between February 1963 and August 1964. Specimens were from Rotorua, Canterbury and Nelson-West Coast. Food consisted almost exclusively of plant material, most important in all three districts being grasses and sedges. Predominant grasses were Poa spp., Glyceria spp. and Anthoxanthum odoratum; sedges, Scirpus spp., Eleocharis spp. and Carex spp. All parts of these plants were eaten. Leaves of clover (Trifolium spp.), seeds of dock and sorrel (Rumex spp.), seeds of willow-weed (Polygonum spp.) and seed-heads of rush (Juncus spp.) were also frequently taken. Animal material was sparse. Spiders (Arachnida), beetles (Coleoptera), flies (Diptera) and other insects predominated. Earthworms (Annelida), peripatus (Peripatus novaezealandiae), wood-lice (Isopoda) and fragments of lizard and bird bones were occasionally found. Although grit occurred at all times, a greater weight was taken in winter and early spring.