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Sea birds found dead in New Zealand in 1963

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1965

  • Author(s)

    B.W. Boeson

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    12, 3

  • Pagination

    169-175

  • Article Type

    Paper

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Sea birds found dead in New Zealand in 1963

Notornis, 12 (3), 169-175

B.W. Boeson (1965)

Article Type: Paper

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Beach Patrols during 1963 covered a total distance of 852 miles and produced 1535 birds (64 species). Species are tabulated by month of occurrence and by the coastal zones in which they were found. Unusual species include Eudyptes pachyrhynchus atratus, Procellaria cinerea, P. parkinsoni, P. westlandica, Pterodroma hypoleuca nigripennis, Oceanites oceanicus, Fregetta tropica (Campbell Island), Phaethon rubricauda, Sterna vittata bethunei (Campbell Island), and S. paradisaea.