288 Transactions. — Zoology. 



Pros themadcra novce-zealand ia . 



Visits annually when the Phornimm is in bloom, and again 

 when the young are able to liy. 



A nthornis viela n lira . 



Visits occasionally during the winter. Last season (1888) 

 I saw four. 



Zostcrops lateralis. 



Winters every year in great numbers, which take their 

 departure in August. During calm winter nights many fly 

 against the lantern. 



Anthus novce-zcalandid'. 



Common. Breeds on all the islands. 



Pihipidn ra jlaheUifera . 



Visits frequently from Fanal Island, where it breeds. 



Platycerciis nocce-zealandicc . 



Breeds on the Mokohinou and Paual Islands. Lays in 

 December. Egg white. 



Nestor ineridionalis. 

 Visits occasionally. 



Eudijuaniis taitcnsis . 



Arrives in October. Two wintered here in 188G. I liave 

 cautjht several on the lantern at night. 



Clirysococcijx lucid us . 



Arrives in October, and stops for a few days. Some fly 

 against the lantern in thick weather. 



Charadrius f ulcus. 



Visits every year in September, but only a few. 



AnarJiynch us frontalis. 



Visits in October, but seldom more than two pairs, and 

 they do not stay long. 



Ardea sacra. 



One or two visit every year, remaining for several months 

 at a time. There is one here now (August) which I have seen 

 nearly every day since February. 



Limosa ha/icri. 



More or less visit every year in October, remaining only 

 for a few da vs. 



