(40) Bush Hawk. (Nesierax australis). Karewarewa. A fine bird, but 

 uncommon. A terror to the imported birds. Does not breed locally. 



(41) Harrier. (Circus go uldi). Kaiaia, sometimes Kahu. Plentiful now 

 and again, though sometimes not noted for several months, then upwards of a 

 score will appear, stay a few days, and pass on. 



(42) Long-tailed Cuckoo. ( Urodynamis taitensis). Koheperoa. Arrives 

 in Nov. or Dec, and leaves again before the following March. Some seasons 

 plentiful, others absent. Eggs; size, 22.5x16.5. Color, brownish-olive with the 

 ground color somewhat darker towards the larger end. Description of one egg 

 taken from a Grey Warbler's (Pseudogerygone flaviventris) nest. 



(43) Bronze Cuckoo. (Chalcococcyx lucidus). Pipiwharauroa. Time of 

 arrival very variable — Nov., 1919; Jan., 1921. No arrival in 1920 — so the bird 

 was two months later in the latter season. Stays only a month or six weeks. Egg, 

 19x13.5 Color, an even brownish-olive. 



(44) Native Pigeon. Hemiphaga novae-zealandiae) . Kereru. Odd ones 

 to be observed all the year round but becomes more plentiful in March, April, 

 and May. Does not nest in the near vicinity. Eggs seen on Coal Island. A 

 rough unlined nest is built of fine twigs, and two eggs appear to be the usual 

 number laid. They are pure white, and measure 46 to 48x33 to 35. 



(45) Parson Bird. (Prosthemadera novae-zealandiae). Tui. The large 

 nest is built of very fine pliable twigs, and lined with fine grass. A nest usually 

 contains five eggs. Eggs variable in color. White to pale pink with a few isolated 

 pale brownish spots. Size 32 to 35x20. 



(46) Bell Bird. (Anthornis melanurd). Makamako. Only a few to be 

 seen. The egg is white with faint reddish dots. Size 22x17.5. — One measured. 



(47) "Canary" or Yellowhead. (Clitonyx ochrocephala). Popokatea. For- 

 merly very common, but only two noted in the last two years. 



(48) Black Fantail. (Rhipidurafuliginosa). Tiwakawaka. \ 



(49) Pied Fantail. {R.flabellifera). Piwakawaka. / These two 

 birds can hardly be considered separately, as they mate together. The young 

 ones resemble either the one or the other parent. Sometimes a cup-shaped nest 

 is built, but more often a domed one. Fine grasses, decayed leaves, fine fibrous 

 roots, dead tow-like flax, and moss, are some of the materials used in building. 

 The eggs are white with pale brownish spots at the larger end. Size, 17.5x12.5. 



(50) Yellow-breasted Tit. (Petroeca macrocephala) . Ngiru-ngiru. Very 

 plentiful. The nesting season 1920-21 was very successful, mainly by reason of 

 the spell of dry warm weather, which is so unusual here. A nest was only re- 

 cently found in the roof of the oil-store. It was built of grass, and lined with a 

 quantity of the small feathers of the domestic fowl. It contained one egg (four 

 or five form the normal clutch) at the time of finding. This measured 18x13, 

 and was white with a ring of blue grey spots round the larger end. 



(51) Rifleman, (Acanthidositta chloris). Titi pounamu. The smallest 

 of all New Zealand birds. Length, 76; wing, 44; bill, 12; tail, 19. Comparatively 

 common. A large- (for the size of the bird) domed nest is built, generally in a 

 hollow tree, and four or five eggs are laid. These are white and measure 14x10.5. 



(52) Grey Warbler. (Pseudogerygone flaviventris). Riro-riro. Not quite 

 so common as the Tit. The nest is a hanging one, constructed largely of moss. 

 Eggs, pure white, sometimes white with faint reddish spots. Size, 16.5x12.5. 



(53) Wax-eye or White-eye. (Zosterops caerulescens). Tauhou. Fairly 

 common. Eggs, very pale blue. Size, 17x12.5. 



(54) Brown Creeper. (Certhiparus novae-zealandiae). Pipirihika. These 

 birds travel the bush in small flocks of from six up to a score, and nests are never 

 very far apart. Nests built of moss and lined with a few feathers. Egg, white 

 with dull greyish spots. Size 16.5x13. 



(55) Ground or Native Lark or New Zealand Pipit. (Anthus novae-zeal- 

 andiae). Pohoihoi. Rather uncommon. It has been replaced by the introduced 

 Skylark. On account of the large numbers of imported weasels and stoats, a 

 ground-nesting bird has no chance here. 



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