96 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



and abdomen. Ej^e black. Length of the wing 2.3 in.; of the tarsus, 0.8 

 in Egg — White, speckled all over with violet and greyish red; length 0.8 

 in. Both islands. 



Fern-Bird. 



Cbatbain Island Fern-Bird. 



The fern-bird, as its name implies, frequents ferny lands. ]Mr. 



H. Guthrie-Smith of Tutira, Hawke's Bay, who has seen this 



. l)ird on his estate, says that it is generally a shy bird; but, in 



spring, the male seems to lose a great deal of his timidity, and. 



