BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. a 
Order Il.—P ASS ERES .—Perching Birds. 
Bill, straight, or curved ; legs, moderate ; toes, three before and one 
behind ; claus, curved, moderate. 
HIRUNDINIDA. Swattows. 
Bul, short, very wide at the gape ; wings, long and narrow ; tail, forked ; 
Jeet, weak. 
Hirunpo, L. 
Brix, flattened ; first quill the longest ; tarsi, naked, shorter than the 
middle toe. 
Spread over the whole world. 
5. HIRUNDO NIGRICANS. Vieill. O0.M. 
Heap, and back, blue-black; wings and tail, dark brown ; forehead, 
ferruginous ; below and over the tail, rufous white. 
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An occasional visitant. Australia and Tasmania. 
ALCEDINIDA. KINGFISHERS. 
Biil, long, straight, and broad at the base; wings and tail, rounded ; 
Jeet, weak. 
Hatcyon, Swains. 
First quill, long; second, the longest ; outer toe united to the third 
joint, and the inner to the second joint, of the middle toe. 
Asia, Africa, Australia, and Polynesia. 
6. HALCYON SANCTUS. Vig. and Horsf. C.M. 
Kingfisher. Kotare. 
Hf, vagans, LESS. 
Top of head and upper part of back, dark green ; lower back, bright 
greenish blue ; wings and tail, dark blue ; under parts, and a broad 
collar round the neck, buffy white. 
