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Family Corvidae ; the Crows . . . . . . 101 
Glaucopis wilsoni, the North Island or blue-wattled 
crow, kokako . . . . . . . . 101 
Glaucopis cinerea, the South Island or yellow-wattled 
crow, kokako . . . . . . . . . . 102 
Family Meliphagidae ; the Honey-eaters . . . . 106 
Zosterops caerulescens, the blight-bird or silver-eye, 
tauhou . . . . . . . . . . 106 
Prosthemadera novae-zealandiae, tui .. .. 112 
Pogonornis cincta, the stitch-bird, hihi . . . . 140 
Anthornis melanura, the bell-bird, makomako or 
korimako . . . . . . . . . . 142 
Anthornis melanocephala, the Chatham Island bell-bird 161 
Family Xenicidae . . . . . . . . . . 162 
Acanthidositta chloris, the rifleman, titipounamu . . 162 
Family Cuculidae ; the Cuckoos . . . . . . 164 
Chalcococcyx lucidus, the shining or bronze-winged 
cuckoo, pipiwharauroa . . . . . . . . 164 
Urodynamis taitensis, the long-tailed cuckoo, koekoea 
or kohoperoa . . . . .. . . . . 179 
Family Nestoridae ; the Parrots . . . . . . 184 
Nestor meridionalis, the brown parrot, kaka. . . . 184 
Nestor notabilis, the mountain parrot, kea . . . . 188 
Family Psittacidae ; the Parrakeets . . . . . . 191 
Cyanoramphus novae-zealandia, the red-fronted par- 
rakeet, kakariki . . . . . . . . 191 
Cyanoramphus auriceps, the yellow-fronted parrakeet, 
kakariki . . . . . . . . 191 
Cyanoramphus malherbei, the orange-fronted parrakeet 191 
Cyanoramphus unicolor, the Antipodes Island parrakeet 191 
Family Falconidae . . . . . . . . . . 196 
Ninox novae-zealandiae, morepork, ruru . . . . 196 
Family Rallidae . . . . . . . . . . 199 
Ocydromus, the woodhen or Maori hen, weka . . 199 
Family Anatidae . . . . . . . . . . 202 
Casarca variegata, the paradise duck, putangitangi . . 202 
The Cicada. . . . . . . . . . . . 204 
Melampsalta cingulata, the cicada, tarakihi . . . . 204 
