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The food of honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) on Little Barrier Island

Notornis, 29 (3), 209-213

Gaze, P.D., Fitzgerald, B.M (1982)

Article Type: Paper

The food of honeyeaters (Stitchbird, Bellbird and Tui) was studied on Little Barrier Island in April by collecting droppings and pollen from mist-netted birds. All three species were taking nectar from puriri and climbing rata. Stitchbirds were the most frugivorous and Bellbirds the most insectivorous of the three species.

A list of the chewing lice (Insecta: Mallophaga) from birds in New Zealand

Notornis, 29 (Supplement), 1-32

Pilgrim; R.L.C., Palma, R.L. (1982)

Article Type: Paper

Authenticated records of chewing (feather) lice, largely from unpublished observations, are listed from birds in the New Zealand zoogeographic subregion, including the Ross Dependency in Antarctica. From a total of 388 host taxa (including 38 introductions), lice are reported from 250 hosts (including 27 introductions). These records comprise 267 lice species and subspecies; a further 138 records are listed at generic level only, but all these do not necessarily represent separate species. Although some bird groups have been collected from frequently, there are many gaps in our knowledge, even for these hosts. With some orders (e.g. Passeriformes) and families of birds, little or no attention has been paid to their ectoparasites. An appeal is made for assistance in building up collections.

Seabirds found dead in New Zealand in 1980

Notornis, 29 (1), 41-47

Veitch, C.R. (1982)

Article Type: Paper

During 1980, 2,736 km of coast were patrolled by 146 members of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand and their friends. 4,351 dead seabirds were found. There were no major wrecks. During one patrol Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) were found at a rate of 68.5 per kilometre. Unusual finds were: Eastern Little Tern (Sterna albifrons), Grey Ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea), Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) and Yellow-nosed Mollymawk (Diomedea chlororhynchos) which is also a new record for the Beach Patrol Scheme.

First sightings of the North Atlantic (Cory’s shearwater) Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769) in Australian seas

Notornis, 29 (2), 85-91

Tunnicliffe, G.A. (1982)

Article Type: Paper

The first sightings of the North Atlantic (Cory’s) shearwater, Calonectris diomedea (Scopoli, 1769), in the Australasian region were made 47-78 km off the Canterbury Bight on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand. These birds were probably vagrants, and the species may also occur sporadically in Australian waters.

Seasonal movements and population of the southern crested grebe in Canterbury

Notornis, 29 (2), 143-149

Sagar, P.M., O'Donnell, C.F.J. (1982)

Article Type: Paper

A summer and a winter survey of the distribution and numbers of the Southern Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus australis) were carried out in Canterbury during 1980-81. Grebes stayed on the alpine and subalpine lakes throughout the year. In summer grebes moved from lake to lake within a lake system, but during the winter they were concentrated on fewer lakes and some moved between lake systems. These observations are compared with those of the Southern Crested Grebe in Australia and the Great Crested Grebe (P. cristatus cristatus) in Europe. Breeding season counts of the Ashburton lakes and the Alexandrina group during 1978-1981 indicate that the Crested Grebe population in Canterbury is stable after a possible increase during the 1970s.
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