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depth of about three and a-half inches. It contained two young 
birds, which were placed in the Wellington Museum. 
The ege is ovoid-conical, of a warm stone-colour, with purplish 
and brown spots and blotches, some of which seem to have faded into 
the shell; many of the purplish brown marks have light coloured 
spots near their centres, presenting an appearance that nearly 
resembles ripe pustules. Length, one inch seven lines; with a 
breadth of one inch one line. In addition to the broadleaf we have 
seen the nest on totara trees (Podocurpus). The young are fed on 
the berries of tutu (Coriaria). 
40. Glaucopis Wilsoni, Bp. 
Wattle-bird, Blue Gills, Kokako.—This species, where I have 
seen it, appears to be as fearless of observation as its congener ;. 
probably it does not much differ from it in its breeding habits. The 
ege described as that of the Huia, in Vol. VIIL, p. 192 of the Trans. 
N.Z. Institute, may, doubtless, be referred to this species. Dr. 
Buller there suggests that Mr. Garrod should critically examine the 
embryo contained in this egg in the Wellington Museum: but I have 
not read any report on the same. The colouration of the eggs. 
generally is paler in tone than those of G. cinerea in my collection. 
Lamily Sturnide—Starlings. 
Genus—Aplonis. 
41. Aploms zealandicus, Quoy et Gaim. 
At present a museum species, still retained in the lists of the 
New Zealand fauna. 
Genus—Creadion. 
42. Creadion carunculatus, Gmnal. 
Saddle-back, Jackbird, Tieke.—One of the species that is quickly 
becoming scarce, owing to the wanton destruction of forests.* It 
builds a rough looking nest, which is usually placed in a hollow of a 
decayed tree, or sometimes the top of a tree fern is chosen as offering 
a suitable site. We have seen the nest made principally of fern roots 
shaped into a rather deep form, with thin walls; in this case, the 
structure just fitted the hollow top of a tree fern. Another was 
built chiefly of pieces and midribs of decayed leaves of the kie-kie 
(Freycinetia Banksu), a few tufts of moss, slender sprays of rimu 
(Dacrydium cupressinum) were entwined in the -walls; the interior 
lined with moss and tree fern scales (Cyathea). From outside of wall 
it measured twelve and a-half inches; across the top the cup had a 
diameter of three inches, by two inches in depth. We know that it 
lays three eggs, of ovoid or ovoido-conical form, white or greyish 
white, sprinkled over with faint purplish marks, towards the larger 
end brownish purple almost forming one large blotch; or creamy 
white, with round edged and irregular shaped marks of purple, deep 
* “Out in the Open,” p. 201. 
