CONTENTS. 
Preface 
Importance of New Zealand Birds and some facts about 
their relations throughout the world 
List of Birds according to their usual haunts 
Land Birds 
Swamps, Lagoons, and Rivers 
Sea Birds and Sea-coast Birds 
How to use the Guide 
‘Explanation of Diagram of Parts of Bird 
List of Principal Birds of New Zealand in Order of 
. 28-59 
Size 
List of Birds’ N rapes their locality, 2 and where found .. 
Notes on Classification by Orders 
Classification by Orders, according to Pyeratt 
Passeriformes 
Coraciiformes 
Charadriiformes 
Gruiformes 
Apterygiformes 
Galliformes 
Accipitres 
Anseriformes 
Ciconiformes 
Procellariiformes 
Colymbiformes 
Sphenisciformes 
English and Maori Names 
Scientific names mainly from Mathews and Iredale’s 
1920 List 
Index 
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