BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND IN ORDER OF SIZE 35 
8 in. White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina). 
Throat and line over eye white, also forehead. Crown and 
line under eye black. Upper parts brownish grey. Under 
parts white. Legs black, webs yellow. Flight close to water, 
jerky and tripping, feet hang down and frequently touch 
the surface. Haunts, oceans, and also bays and harbours. 
Movements like black-bellied Petrel. Distinctive black and 
white face markings. (Not so plentiful as Black-bellied 
Petrel.) Procellariiformes. 
8 in. Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta). Head in M. velvety 
black, tuft of white feathers on sides of head. F. slight 
touch of white on sides of head, the rest olive brown. Upper 
parts brown, primaries and tail black. Upper tail coverts 
olive brown. F. olive brown, spot of white on primaries. 
White band on wings. Under parts M. has under throat 
blackish, yellow bands round breast spreading on to wings 
and margin of scapulars. Under parts light greenish brown 
mottled. F. pale brown. Legs brownish white. Flight 
light and graceful, when descending elevates tail to right 
angle with body, scarcely moving wings. Found in southern 
part of North Island and Little Barrier. Frequents deep 
wooded gullies and dense bush. Very active and shy. Flits 
on topmost branches of trees. Practically extinct on main- 
land. Note like two flintg struck together. Passeriformes. 
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8 in. New Zealand Pipit or . (Austranthus 
novaeseelandiae). and of brown across eye. Forehead and 
chin white. Bill yellowish brown, spotted brown. Upper 
parts brownish grey tinged yellow. Tail feathers dark 
brown, whitish edgings. Under parts white, tinged 
tawny. Spots on breast. Legs yellowish brown. 
Rises in air very rapidly in circular course, birds 
wheel simultaneously and. descend obliquely. Flight rapid 
and undulating, frequently soaring in series of jerks. 
Haunts, shores and inland, sometimes but more often solitary 
or in pairs. Likes open country, dry land by seashore and 
cultivated districts. Runs well, occasionally hops. Smaller 
than Skylark, and more slender. Cry of ‘‘Pipit,’’ wags tail, 
and is more confident. Never found in woods, seldom 
perches on trees or scrub. Passeriformes. 
8 in. Diving Petrel_ (Pelecanoides urinatrix). Head shining 
black. Steel black scapulars touched with white on upper 
parts. Pure white under parts. Legs cobalt blue tinged 
with green. Flight like Auks, weak and rapid along surface 
of water. Climbs cliffs by wings and claws. Flies in straight 
line with fluttering of short wings. Haunts, still waters and 
sheltered bays, seldom the open sea. Dives like Grebe 
through water with amazing agility, alighting vertically. 
Flies badly and dives unlike other Petrels. Usually in flocks, 
