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Burue, —Further Contributions to the Ornithology of New Zealand, 871 
observed that it is habitually stationary, for it may often be heard uttering 
its long, plaintive scream for a whole day in the same tree, but always 
quite out of view. During the quiet summer nights of December its far-off 
ery may be heard at intervals till break of day, varied only in the earlier 
watches by the solemn hooting of the morepork, 
ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS, Reich.—Silver-eye, 
Referring again to the migration of Zosterops from the South Island in 
1856, it may, I think, be assumed that tho large flights which came across 
the Straits made tho island of Kapiti in their passage, and tarried there 
for a time before they reached the North Island. It will be remembered 
that the flocks which afterwards spread over the province appeared first at 
Waikanae and Paekakariki, on the lee shore from that island. I found 
Zosterops excessively abundant at Kapiti during my visit in April. Every 
bush swarmed with them, and sometimes fifty or more would crowd together 
in the leafy top of a stunted karaka, warbling and piping in chorus, pro- 
ducing sylvan music of a very sweet description. They appeared to be 
feeding on a species of Coccus that afflicts that tree. 
The large numbers of these birds that appeared in flocks at Waikanae 
and Otaki in the early part of June last would seem to indicate another 
incursion from the South Island at that date, 
GERYGONE FLAVIVENTRIS, Gray,—Grey Warbler. 
A nest of this little bird in the Canterbury Museum, of rather larger 
size than usual, presents the uncommon feature of several soft Emeu 
feathers, as well as 
some bright coloured 
feathers of the domestic 
fowl, worked into the 
felting, among the ordi- 
nary substances (see 
fig. 1); another in the 
same collection is orna- 
mented with the long 
dry leaves of the red 
gum (Eucalyptus), 
UT, around and among 
Fig 3 Fig. 2. Fig. 1. which the round struc- 
ture is most cleverly built (seo fig. 2). There is another, showing very con- 
spieuously the porched entrance, described in a former paper (see fig. 8). 
The form of the nest appears to be generally adapted to circumstances of 
locality, ete., and the accompanying woodeut will show how variable it is. 
HrLocmeLmos nigricans, Gould.— Australian Tree Swallow. 
Mr. Cook has added to his former communication the following (under - 
date Blenheim, 28rd August):—' I have no further notice to give of the 
