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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . 1 
List of Authors Quoted . . . . . . . . 16 
Family Muscicapidae ; the Flycatchers . . . . 18 
Rhipidura flabellifera, the pied fantail, piwakawaka . . 18 
Rhipidura fuliginosa, the black fantail, tiwakawaka . . 18 
Family Turdidae ; the Thrushes . . . . . . 30 
Turnagra tanagra, North Island thrush, piopio . . 39 
Turnagra crassirostris, South Island thrush, piopio . . 39 
Family Sylviidae ; the Warblers . . . . . . 45 
Pseudogerygone igata, the grey warbler, riroriro . . 48 
Petroeca toitoi, the white-breasted tit (N.I.), miromiro 
or ngirungiru . . . . . . . . . . 60 
Petroeca macrocephala, the yellow-breasted tit (S.I.), 
miromiro or ngirungiru . . . . . . . . 60 
Miro albifrons, the South Island robin, pitoitoi or 
toutouwai . . . . . . . . . . 64 
Miro australis, the North Island robin, pitoitoi or 
toutouwai . . . . . . . . . . 65 
Family Paridae . . . . . . . . . . 68 
Certhiparus albicapillus, the white-head, upokotea or 
pokotea . . . . .. .. . . 69 
Mohua ochrocephala, the bush-canary, mohua . . 77 
Finschia novae-zealandiae, the brown creeper, pipipi 
or toitoi . . . . . . . . . . 78 
Family Montacillidae . . . . . . . . 81 
Anthus novae-zealandiae, the pipit or ground-lark, 
pihoihoi . . . . . . . . . . 81 
Anthus steindachneri, the Antipodes-lark . . . . 83 
Family Alaudidae . . . . . . . . . . 84 
Family Emberizidae ; the Buntings . . . . . . 89 
Family Fringillidae ; the Finches . . . . . . 90 
Family Sturnidae ; the Starling . . . . . . 93 
Heteralocha acutirostris, huia . . . . . . 94 
Creadion carunculatus, the saddle-back, tieke . . 98 
