7466 Birds. 



be distinguished by a circular white spot at the tip of each tail-feather. 

 Said by the natives to be a bird of passage from the Polynesian Islands. 

 1 do not think such is the case. 



Fain. Alaudid^. 

 Lark (Hioi, Whioi or Pi-oioi), Alauda Novse-Zealandiaj, Latham. 



Fam. CoRviD^. 

 Crow (Kokako), Callaeas cinerea, Latham. Found only in forests. 



Fam. Sturnid^. 

 Redhacked Tlirush (Tieki, Tierawaki), Stumus carunculatus, Forster. 

 A very noisy bird. Inhabits forests. Has a flesh-coloured wattle 

 under the eye. Plumage jet black, with the back and wing-coverts 

 red. 



Fam. Certhid^. 



Goldfinch (Pihipihi), Acanthisitta citrina, Latham. Gregarious. 

 Very abundant in some forests. 



Mountain Wren (Piwauwau), Acanthisitta tenuirostris. Gray. Only 

 found on the snowy ranges. 



Longlegged JVren (Kakaruai), Acanthisitta longipes, Latham. 

 Inhabits forests. 



Spotted Wren (Mako), Acanthisitta punctata, Gray. Inhabits 

 forests. 



Fam. Upupid^. 



Huia (Huia), Neomorpha Gouldii, Gray. A very scarce bird. 

 Only found on the summits of the mountains in the neighbourhood of 

 the Wairarapa, near Wellington. A very tame bird. Colour jet-black. 

 Wings short. Tail curved, like the blackcock's, barred with white at 

 the tip. Has a pink wattle on each cheek. Legs vellow, and very 

 long. The male has a straight bill ; the female a curved one and 

 much longer. It is fast becoming extinct. 



Fam. Meliphagid/E. 



Mocking Bird (Tui-koko), Meliphaga Novse-Zealandiae, Gray. 

 Black, with two white feathers protruding from the chin, hence called 

 the parson bird. Is easily taught to talk, and is very fond of imitating 

 any sound. Excellent eating. 



Yellowtmnged Finch (Kotihe, Tihe or Ihi), Meliphaga cincta, Gray. 

 Inhabits forests. 



Bell Bird (Kopara, Kokomako), Anthornis melanura. At daybreak 



