60 HOW TO IDENTIFY NEW ZEALAND BIRDS 
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A List of Birds’ Nests, their locality, 
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Albatross, Black-browed.—Campbell and Auckland 
Islands. One egg, dull white, 4—2.71, with brownish mark- 
ings on larger end, 
Albatross, Royxl.—Middle of November on Campbell 
Islands and eastern end of Adams Island. One egg, 4.85—2.95, 
dull white. 
Albatross, Sooty.—End of October in cliffs,. conical 
mound, 7 to 8 inches high. One egg, 4.18—2.5, dull white, 
brownish markings, sometimes minute markings over egg. 
Albatross, Wandering.—_November and December, middle 
of January; mound of earth on hill slopes, Auckland Island 
and elsewhere, not in N.Z. One egg, dull white, brownish 
markings, slightly granular shell, 4.90—3.05. 
Arctic Skua, or Richardson’s.—Breeds in Arctic regions. 
Two eggs, dark olive, dotted umber. 
Auriceps or Yellow-fronted Parakeet.—Nest as early as 
July, same as Red-fronted Parakeet—in hole of hollow tree 
or decayed branch 60 ft. up, but usually the former. White 
oval eggs, 0.9 in. 
Australian Magpie—August and October, in forked 
branches of tree, usually high up. Dead twigs lined with 
fibre, grass, etc. 
Australian Swamp Quail—Nest composed of little herb- 
age trodden down in short, thick vegetation; 7—12 eggs, 
one end bigger than other, white, or with freckled light 
brown markings. 
Avocet.—On damp, swampy soil, usually lined with a 
little vegetation. Four pale yellowish brown eggs, spotted 
brown, black and grey. 
Banded Dottrel—August to September on ground on 
sand or ocean beach or in turnips or rape fields. Greenish 
grey eggs, speckled black. 
Barred Godwit.—Nests in Siberia. 
Bellbird— End September to end January; low branch 
in brush wood or in thick branches of tree 20—50 ft. up; 
nests of twigs and moss; 4—5 pinkish white eggs, marked 
reddish brown. 
Bittern.—Nests about 6 in. above water in swamps; 5 
light olive green eggs. 
