CONTENTS. 



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I. SANCTUARIES... ... ..,. ... 1 



II. HEREKOPERE . . . ... ... ... 10 



III. FIRST CAMP ON ISLAND ... ... 18 



IV. FOVEAUX STRAIT ... ... ... 31 



V. SECOND CAMP ON HEREKOPERE ... 38 



VI. THE BLACK-BACKED GULL ... ... 44 



VII. THE SOUTH ISLAND EOBIN ... ... 50 



VIII. THE YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN ... ... 58 



IX. THE BLUE PENGUIN ... ... ... 63 



X. THE WOODS OF AUTUMN AND SPRING ... 66 



XI. THE KAKA ... ... ... ... 72 



XII. THE KIWI OF STEWART ISLAND ... 84 



XIII. MASON BAY ... ... ... ... 99 



XIV. FERN-BIRDS OF EAKIAHUA AND MASON BAY 114 

 XV. THE RIFLEMAN ... ... ... 123 



XVI. ON ULVA'S ISLE ... ... ... 127 



XVII. THE BELL-BIRD ... ... ... 140 



XVIII. THE WEKA ... ... ... ... 149 



XIX. OUTLAWED ... ... ... ... 162 



XX. A COMMUNITY OF THIEVES ... ... 175 



XXI. THE YELLOW-BREASTED TIT ... ... 187 



LIST OF SPECIES ... ... ... ... 201 



INDEX 204 



