CHAPTER XVI 
ORNITHOLOGICAL AND ENTOMOLOGICAL 
EXPERIENCES IN NEW ZEALAND 
By Dayton STONER 
Our exodus from tropical Fiji occurred on July 3. After four 
days on a storm-tossed sea aboard the R. M. S. Makura, where I 
experienced all the horrible (I believe they are never fatal) vicissi- 
tudes of mal-de-mer, due, in part, to what I termed the ‘‘Miakura- 
wiggle,’’ we arrived in the quiet waters of Auckland Harbor, 
New Zealand, at 4:00 P. M. July 7. After medical inspection and 
certain other formalities which are always associated with leaving 
ship, we made our way to lodgings which had been arranged for 
us in Auckland, a considerable part of which is made up of sub- 
urbs meandering between and around hills and old voleanie era- 
ters. More than fifty of the latter are in the immediate vicinity. 
Shortly after our arrival in Auckland, through the kindness of 
Mr. T. E. Cheeseman, Curator of the Auckland Institute and 
Museum, and his assistant, Mr. L. T. Griffin, our party was given 
laboratory space and working quarters as well as library facilities. 
These courtesies greatly aided our efforts during the three weeks 
we were in the city. To Mr. Griffin, in particular, I am indebted 
for many helpful suggestions, for specimens, and for enthusiastic 
cooperation in other ways. 
Also, in addition to the persons specifically mentioned in the 
succeeding pages, I am under obligation to the following for assist- 
ance in one way or another: Mr. Cleland, caretaker at the Auck- 
land Institute and Museum; Mr. W. H. Cobbledick, Forest Service 
Department, Rotorua; Mr. R. Falla, Devonport; Professor H. B. 
Kirk, Wellington; Mr. A. W. B. Powell, Auckland; and Mr. D. 
Miller, Department of Agriculture, Wellington. To Professor H. 
F. Wickham of the State University of Iowa, I am indebted for 
the determination of certain beetles mentioned in this paper. 
With Auckland as a base, excursions were made to various 
localities for the purpose of collecting birds and insects. In the 
heart of the city itself, the well-kept Albert Park, with its beauti- 
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