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Breeding ecology and conservation of the Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)

Notornis, 34 (1), 19-39

M.J. Imber (1987)

Article Type: Paper

The breeding of the Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) on Little Barrier Island was studied during 1971-75 in 22 study burrows and then reviewed at about 2-yearly intervals. Predation by feral cats affected the population most, causing the number of breeding and non-breeding birds associated with study burrows to decline from 39 in 1971-72 to 14 in 1976-77. Cats were eliminated between 1977 and 1980. By 1982-83 further attrition due to poor recruitment had stopped. The breeding season of the Black Petrel is from October to July. Eggs are laid from about 10 November to about 20 January but mainly in early December. Pre-laying activities are brief, but other phases of the breeding cycle are not. Incubation shifts and the nestling period may be long because of limitations of the food supply. The major breeding place is Great Barrier Island. Surveys there during chick-rearing in 1977 and 1978 revealed very little predation and relatively high breeding success. The cause of this is discussed.

Petrels nesting in the Tutamoe Range, Northland, 1916-1923

Notornis, 34 (3), 205-206

M. Olsen (1987)

Article Type: Short Note

More Laishleyana: Red Wattlebird and White-faced Heron

Notornis, 34 (1), 81-83

R.B. Sibson (1987)

Article Type: Short Note

OBITUARY – Charles Archie D’arcy Blackburn 1899-1984

Notornis, 33 (1), 66-67

R.B.S. (Sibson) (1986)

Article Type: Obituary

House Sparrows taking insects from car radiators

Notornis, 33 (3), 190-191

Flux, J.E.C., Thompson, C.F. (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Behaviour and affinities of the Magellanic Cormorant

Notornis, 33 (4), 249-257

Siegel-Causey, D. (1986)

Article Type: Paper

The pair-bonding, recognition, defence, and courtship behaviour of the Magellanic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax magellanicus) is described. Its displays indicate that its closest relatives are the Pelagic and Red-faced Cormorants of the North Pacific, and that its similarities to the Guanay (P. bougainvillii) are only superficial. The affinities of the Magellanic Cormorant appear to lie with the cliff shags as a member of the Stictocarbo complex, rather than with the blue-eyed shag (Leucocarbo) complex.

A beach-wrecked red-tailed tropicbird

Notornis, 33 (1), 50-51

Miller, P., Miller, K. (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Food of the Cape pigeon (Daption capense) from Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica

Notornis, 33 (3), 151-154

Green, K. (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Regurgitated food was collected from 73 Cape Pigeons nesting on coastal islands of Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica. Fish and euphausiids were the main food items, totalling more than 99% of the food by weight. The main euphausiid was Euphausia superba.

OBITUARY – Helen Oliver, 1904-1985

Notornis, 33 (1), 68

J.M.C (Cunningham) (1986)

Article Type: Obituary

Red-necked Phalarope at Mangere, Manukau Harbour

Notornis, 33 (3), 191-192

Jenkins, J.A.F., Lovegrove, T.G., Sibson, R.B. (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Asiatic Black-tailed Godwit harried by Bar-tailed Godwits

Notornis, 33 (4), 257

Dowding, J., Arnold, G. (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

A case of co-operative rearing in wekas

Notornis, 33 (1), 51-52

Beauchamp, A.J. (1986)

Article Type: Short Note

Notornis. Volume 33 (1), March 1986

Notornis, 33 (1), Cover + Contents

B.D. Heather (editor) (1986)

Article Type: Index

South Polar Skua breeding colonies in the Ross Sea region, Antarctica

Notornis, 33 (3), 155-163

Ainley, D.G., Morrell, S.H., Wood, R.C. (1986)

Article Type: Paper

Using ground and aerial surveys between 1980 and 1983, we increased the number of known breeding sites of the South Polar Skua in the Ross Sea region from 21 to 55. Some 20 more sites may occur along parts of the coast which we did not survey, especially between Cape Adare and Cape Jones. We estimate that the Ross Sea region has about 15000 skuas. Up to 20% of breeders do not nest in association with penguins. Since the late 1950s, several colonies have increased, while others have decreased. Some colony changes have apparently been due to human activity. Information on banded birds indicates a low rate of exchange between colonies; some movement may be related to more food being available at refuse dumps at scientific bases.