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A petrel puzzle

Notornis, 30 (2), 166-167

Sibson, R.B. (1983)

Article Type: Short Note

The lesser petrels of Antipodes Islands, with notes from Prince Edward and Gough Islands

Notornis, 30 (4), 283-298

Imber, M.J. (1983)

Article Type: Paper

In 1978 at Antipodes Islands, breeding was confirmed and distribution of breeding sites was investigated for Snares Cape Pigeons (Daption capense australe), Subantarctic Fairy Prions (Pachyptila turtur subantarctica), Soft-plumaged Petrels (Pterodroma mollis mollis), Subantarctic Little Shearwaters (Puffinus assimilis elegans) and Grey-backed Storm Petrels (Garrodia nereis). Breeding seasons, habits and habitats at Antipodes Islands of petrels not exceeding White-chinned Petrels (Procellaria aequinoctialis) in size are described. Notes are included from Prince Edward and Gough Islands on some of these species studied in 1979.

Henderson Island, central South Pacific, and its birds

Notornis, 30 (3), 233-243

Bourne, W.R.P., David, A.C.F. (1983)

Article Type: Paper

The ecology of Henderson Island, a raised atoll near Pitcairn Island on the southern border of Oceania, still seems to be in its natural state. The birds include an endemic monotypic genus of flightless rail, an endemic species of parrot, and endemic races of fruit pigeon and warbler. Its seabirds have not been adequately studied but are known to include a large population of the rare dark phase of the Herald Petrel. The White Tern may be an endemic race with white feet. The island has been under consideration for the construction of a holiday home with an airstrip.

Birds of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa

Notornis, 30 (1), 77-79

McPherson, L.B., Child, P. (reviewers) (1983)

Article Type: Book Review

Author: Dick Watling, illustrated by Chloe Talbot-Kelly. 1982. Millwood Press, Wellington. 176 pp; 15 colour plates; many other illustrations in colour and monochrome; distribution maps; 128 species fully documented.

Intraspecific nest parasitism in the white-throated munia

Notornis, 30 (2), 87-92

Dhindsa, M.S. (1983)

Article Type: Paper

Evidence is described indicating intraspecific nest parasitism in the White-throated Munia (Lonchura malabarica). The munias seem to prefer breeding in abandoned nests of weaverbirds (Ploceus spp.) and have little tendency to make their nests in the open. The scarcity of deserted weaverbird nests suitable for occupation by munias seems to be the main reason for the development of this intraspecific nest parasitism. The possibility of the White-throated Munia becoming a nest parasite of weaverbirds is also discussed.

The Charadriiforms of a high-country river valley

Notornis, 30 (3), 169-185

Pierce, R.J. (1983)

Article Type: Paper

Bird numbers and habitat preferences were noted regularly for 3 years on the delta of the Cass River, Lake Tekapo. Species counted were an oystercatcher, three plovers, two stilts, two gulls and two terns. Most species left the area after breeding and numbers were highest during spring. The river mouth and lake shore were most used in late winter and early spring before all species moved away to forage and nest in other habitats, particularly on the shingle riverbed and adjacent river terraces. Seasonal patterns were modified by rapid artificial changes in lake level, by excessive river flooding, and by snow-storms.
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