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Sydney Porter—Notes on New Zealand Birds



came on board at Southampton and we had an hour and a half on

the tender and a long train journey before depositing the birds

safely in London. No losses occurred, however, and the Hummers

were hurried to the Zoo, the other birds to my home in

Hampstead.


It may be of interest if I give below a list of some of the birds

which I finally managed to land in England :—


The following are first importations alive, so far as is known :

Heliomaster masoleucus (Millisuga squamosa ), Phsethornis super-

ciliosus, Nemosia pileata , Nemosia sordida , Elainea pagana ,

Arundinicola leucocephala, Thryothorus genibarhis , Thamnophilus

palliatus , Toenioptera nengeta.


Other birds I brought over included : Sporophila hypoleuca ,

Sycalis arvensis, Sporophila nigro-aurantia , Chrysomitris yarrelli ,

Procnias coerulea, Manacus manacus , Pipra rufocapilla, Chiroxi-

phia pareola , Calliste fastuosa, Calliste flava, Calliste festiva,

Tanagrella cyanomelsena, Arremon silens, Euphonia pectoralis.

Tackyphonus cristatus, Schistochlamys atra, Chlorophanes spiza,

Dacnis cayana, Columbula picui, Chamoepelia passerina, Chamce-

pclia talpacoti , Scardafella squamosa, Creciscus cayennensis.


Hummers: Lampornis mango (Anthranothorax violicauda),

Chlorestes notatus , Hylocharis sapphirina, Hylocharis cyanea ,

Agyrtria fimbriata, Eupetomena mac r our a, Chrysolampis moschita.



NOTES ON NEW ZEALAND BIRDS


By Sydney Porter

(Continued from page 75.)


Cook’s Petrel ( Pterodroma coohii )


This was certainly one of the strangest birds which we came

across during our sojourn on the Little Barrier, one of its few

nesting grounds.


Our first aquaintance with it was on our way over to the

island from the mainland when small flocks were seen on the

water. The first night, however, as soon as it got dark, we were

startled by the loud cries which seemed to fill the air on every



