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Oliver, Bird-Life on White Island (N.Z.) 



Emu 

 ^t Oct. 



Nest of Red-billed Gull {Larus scopulinus). 



FROM A PHOTO, BY W. R. B- OLIVER. 



Sterna frontalis (White-fronted Tern). 



There is a small breeding colony of this species at the eastern 

 point of White Island. I was not able to examine the nests, 

 which were high up on a cliff facing the sea. 



Visit to Torilla Plains. 



By E. D. Barnard, R.A.O.U., Koonigal (O.) 



An invitation from the manager of Torilla Plains Station to spend a 

 few days with him observing waterfowl during the breeding season 

 was hailed with delight. I left home 4th March. A ride for a 

 day and a half brought me to Wowan, the present terminus of 

 the newly-opened Dawson Valley railway. Wowan is said to be 

 one of the native names of the Brush-Turkey (Catheturus lathami). 

 A train ride of about two hours brought me to Mount Morgan, 

 the celebrated mining town, which is scattered over a large area 

 of rough and rocky ridges at the source of the Dee River. Here 

 we changed trains, and, after descending the famous Razorback 



