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cliff, against which they dash themselves or, becoming stupified, are easily 

 knocked down. In a cave on Pitt Island, which I reached by the aid of a 

 rope, I found a cat which had eaten the heads off nearly a hundred young 

 birds without the bodies being touched. Many old birds had also been killed 

 by this cat. How it got there I cannot imagine. The egg is pure white ; 

 length 1*95 in., diameter 1*47 in. 



142. Thalassidroma marina . 



Common all round the islands. They are attracted by a fire at night, 

 numbers throwing themselves into it. I have often felt them strike my tent, 

 attracted by the light of the lamp. This bird walks with great difficulty 

 owing to the length of the tarsus. I was informed that it breeds in the end 

 of January. 



147. Graculus carho. 



Not uncommon on the lagoons, but very shy. 



148. Graculus carunculatus. 



Not common. It breeds on a small islet near Pitt Island in November, 

 but as I was then absent from Pitt Island I did not get the egg. It only 

 comes on shore to roost on trees, generally fishing all day at some distance 

 from the land. 



— . Graculus africanus ? 



Like G. carunculatus this bird is only found in certain parts of Pitt 

 Island. It breeds in November on the most inaccessible cliffs. I had much 

 difficulty in obtaining specimens. 



158. Eudyptes pachyrhynchus. 



I obtained and brought to New Zealand a live specimen of this bird, 

 which had come on shore to moult. I believe it to have been a young bird. 

 It remained for nearly three weeks without food, but on reaching New 

 Zealand it was fed partly on fish and partly on raw meat. It became very 

 tame, following like a dog any one who fed it. It was unable to take its own 

 food, which had to be placed in the gullet. It became very fat and appeared 

 to thrive, but, unfortunately, I was unable to get fish for several days, owing 

 to stormy weather, during which it was fed on meat. It died somewhat 

 suddenly, which I attribute to the nature of the food, as, on being opened, it 

 presented no appearance of disease. It used its flippers in climbing, and by 

 their aid was able to travel up very steep places if at all rough. Nothing 

 could be more quaint than the habits and appearance of this bird as it 

 wandered about the garden, or followed those it knew. Though generally 

 considered stupid, no doubt from its appearance, it was extremely cunning. 

 When placed at night in an inclosure with some poultry it became master of 



