BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND IN ORDER OF SIZE 33° 
rump. Song of ‘‘A little bit of bread.’’ The end of the 
song ‘‘and no cheese’’ is always omitted. Passeriformes. 
6.7 in. Grey-Backed Storm Petrel (Garrodia nereis). Head. 
dark greyish black. Upper parts grey. Tail tipped black.. 
Flight close to the surface of the water. Wings expanded 
and legs hanging down. Head usually bent downwards. 
Found Southern Ocean. Procellariiformes. / 
6.8 in.  Yellow-webbed or Wilson’s Storm Petrel. 
(Oceanites oceanicus). Head black. Upper parts brownish 
black, upper tail coverts white. Under parts brownish 
black, under tail coverts white. Long black legs with yellow 
webs. Flight close to the water, wings expanded and legs 
hanging down. Head usually hanging down. Haunts, open 
sea; not very common on New Zealand coasts. Movements 
continuous, and apparently unresting flight, except during 
the breeding season. May be distinguished by its uniform 
black plumage. Completely encircling white patch near 
tail, and yellow-webbed feet with black toes. Procellarii- 
formes. 
7 in. Shining Cuckoo (Lamprococcysx lucidus). Sometimes 
known as Whistler. igratory, arriving September, leaving 
January, February, to April. Throat, forehead, and sides of 
head white, bill black. Bright green upper parts changing 
to purple shot with copper. Young duller. Under parts 
white transversed with bands of golden green. Legs brownish 
black. Flight rapid and undulating. Haunts, all parts of 
country. Stretches out and quivers wings when calling. 
Distinguished by barred under parts, bright wing colouring,. 
and call of peculiar ventriloquistic notes sounding in dis- 
tance and ending up quite close.. Far more often heard than 
seen. / Passeriformes.) Caculef obs — 
7 in. Skylark (Alauda arvensis). Introduced. Faint whitish 
stripe over eye. Upper parts streaked with dark brown. 
Outer tail feathers chiefly white. Under parts buffish white, 
spotted and streaked with dark brown. Legs yellowish 
brown. Flight quick and powerful almost straight, soars 
to sing often to great height, and descends still singing. 
Haunts, various, never woods, pasture land and mountain 
tussock land. Runs and walks, members of flock rising 
from stubble one by one, not all together like flocks of 
Starlings White on outer tail feathers conspicuous in flight. 
Passeriformes. Te . 
7.5 in. Marsh Rail (Zapornia or Porgana pusilla). Head 
brown. Upper parts brown spotted and varied black. 
Under parts barred black and white. Legs olive brown. 
Flight feeble. Haunts, flax swamps and other swamps. 
Swims well, dives when pursued. Distinguished from 
