ILLUSTRATIONS 



Female Falcon about to cover Young 

 Scaup's Nest in Flax 

 Blue Duck in Waikahau River 

 Blue Duck's Nest under clump of 



Hill Flax . 

 Blue Duck in Quiet Pool . 

 Blue Duck with Young . 

 Grey Duck's Nest in Fern 

 River Scene 



Brown Duck resting in shade. 

 Male and Female Brown Duck 

 Young Kingfishers — showing Nest in 



Sandbank . 

 Kingfisher and Tailless Lizard. 

 A King-fisher Quartette 

 Kingfisher carrying Lizard 

 Kingfisher with Cicada 

 Weka's Nest with Eggs . 

 Male Pukeko on Nest 

 Pukeko's Nest . 

 " Budge " drying himself . 

 " Budge " and Chick. 

 "Budge" feeding the little ones 

 " Budge," " Jill " and " Quintus " 

 Male Pukeko sitting . 

 Male Pukeko coming on to nest 



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