INDEX 



HALF MOON BAY, 7, 11, 19, 51, 92, 



175. 



Harrier, 15, 33, 40, 119. 

 Herekopere, 10, 11, 15, 38, 44, 53, 175. 



IMPORTED BIRDS, 6. 

 Ironwoods, 67, 71, 85, 164. 

 Islets off Stewart Island, 7, 10, 31, 41, 

 52, 118. 



KAKAS, inland woods alive with, 66; 

 migration of from upland woods, 

 68; thronging coastal woods, 70; 

 numbers of left, 71; on Table 

 Hill spurs, 72; chicks of, 73, 75; 

 nest under observation, 75-83; 

 affection for young, 81; vocal 

 powers, 81; frequent tree tops, 

 86; nest of, 127; visiting blos- 

 soming eucalvpts, 141 ; eggs of, 

 143. 



Kamahi, 67, 76, 85, 128, 153, 167. 



Kane-te-toe, 175, 177; a Shag Alsatia, 

 178, 182. 



Kingfishers, 74, 132. 



Kittiwake, 15, 21, 108, 177. 



Kiwis, learned papers on, 1; traces 

 of. near the Rakiahua, 68; 

 breeding in lower lands, 69; first 

 burrow found, 83; burrows diffi- 

 cult to locate, 84; burrows of, 

 86, 92, 152; chick in captivity, 

 90; lodges of, 95; still plentiful, 

 98; range of, 118; stimulated to 

 faithful incubation by Weka, 

 159. 



Koromiko, 69. 



Kowhai, 141. 



Kuaka, 12, 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 

 39, 41. 



LOMARIAS, 89. 



MACROCARP, 142. 

 Mallows, 15. 

 Mangatu, 13. 



Manuka, 67, 69, 120, 141, 147. 

 Mason Bay, 99, 114, 144. 

 Matipo, 70, 141. 

 Mesembryanthemum, 178. 

 Migrations of birds, 66-71. 



Mollymawks, swooping upon Kuaka, 

 23; on Kane-te-toe, 176; descrip- 

 tion of, 177. 



Morepork, 55, 56, 127. 



Motu. 13. 



Mullein, 150. 



Mutton Birds, 10, 16, 23, 25, 34, 38, 

 41, 193. 



Mutton Bird scrub, 13, 21. 



NAPIER, 141. 



Nettle, 13, 24, 32, 40. 



OATS, wild, 15. 



Owen, 1. 



Owl, 55, 57, 128, 139. 



PARARA, 16, 21, 23, 25, 32, 39, 42. 



Parrakeets, on Herekopere, 15; on 

 Piko-mamaku-iti, 32; in inland 

 forest, 67; frequent tree tops, 86; 

 nesting sites for, 123; nest of 

 Auriceps, 127; breeding chamber 

 of, 128; feeding the young, 130; 

 how fed in captivity, 134; note 

 mimicked by Bell-bird, 144; owe 

 lives to Weka, 159. 



Parrots. 67, 7.7, 79, 83. 



Paterson Inlet, 63, 141, 164, 189. 



Peat, 13, 69, 111, 114. 



Pegasus, 58. 



Penguin, Blue, on Stewart I., 58, 63; 

 nests of, 64; irascible temper 

 when nesting, 64; watchful of 

 eggs, 159. 



Penguin, Tufted, 58, 159. 



Penguin, Yellow-eyed, 58; paths of, 

 59; breeding, 60; appearance of, 

 62; nest noticed by Weka, 155; 

 watchful of eggs," 159. 



Petrels, breeding quarters visited, 

 10; on Herekopere, 12, 15-30, 

 38-43; flight of, 24, 27; on Piko- 

 mamaku-iti, 31-37; mode of 

 alighting, 25, 36. 



Pigeon, 15, 32, 67, 71, 75, 86, 91, 137, 

 143, 159. 



Piko-mamaku-iti, 31, 41, 118, 193. 



Pipit, 158. 



Pole-cat, importation of, 4. 



Porangahau Beach, 44. 



Pukeko, 33, 119, 151, 159, 160, 199. 



